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Jimmy Cliff
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Jimmy Cliff was born on 30 July 1944 in St. Catherine, Jamaica. He is an actor and composer, known for
The Harder They Come (1972)
,
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
and
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
.
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Awards
3 wins & 5 nominations
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17
Known for
The Harder They Come
6.9
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
1972
The Long Kiss Goodnight
6.8
Soundtrack
("Many Rivers to Cross")
1996
Mission: Impossible III
6.9
Soundtrack
("Come into My Life")
2006
Fool's Gold
5.7
Soundtrack
("You Can Get It If You Really Want")
2008
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Composer
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Music Department
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Soundtrack
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Self
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10
Jimmy Cliff: Ooh La La La, Let's Go Dancing
Music Video
Jimmy Cliff
2005
Rude Boy: The Jamaican Don
4.2
Wise Man
2003
Bernard Lavilliers, Jimmy Cliff - Melody Tempo Harmony
Music Video
1995
Jimmy Cliff: I Can See Clearly Now
7.8
Music Video
Jimmy Cliff
1994
Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Seven Day Weekend
Music Video
Jimmy Cliff
1986
Club Paradise
5.1
Ernest Reed
1986
Jimmy Cliff: Hot Shot
4.2
Music Video
Jimmy Cliff
1985
Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City
7.0
Music Video
Jimmy Cliff
1985
The Harder They Come
6.9
Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin
1972
Bouton Rouge
TV Series
1968
1 episode
Composer
Previous
6
Moana and the Moa Hunters- Rebel in Me
Short
Composer
2005
Cher: Many Rivers to Cross (Live at the Mirage)
6.8
Music Video
Composer
1993
Jimmy Cliff & Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Seven Day Weekend
Music Video
Composer
1986
Jimmy Cliff: Hot Shot
4.2
Music Video
Composer
1985
Bongo Man
7.6
Composer
1982
The Harder They Come
6.9
Composer
1972
Music Department
Previous
2
Squidbillies
6.7
TV Series
main title theme performed by
2016
1 episode
Jimmy Cliff: Hot Shot
4.2
Music Video
lyricist
1985
Videos
8
Clip 4:12
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute Concert
Trailer 1:26
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:32
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:19
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:52
U.S. Version
Trailer 2:18
The Harder They Come
Trailer 2:09
The Harder They Come
Trailer 0:46
Rude Boy
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Alternative name
Gilberto Gil & Jimmy Cliff
Height
5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
July 30
,
1944
St. Catherine, Jamaica
Other works
A member of the "Artists United Against Apartheid" charity project in 1985.
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2 Interviews
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Bob Dylan
called Cliff's single "Vietnam" the best protest song he had ever heard.
Quotes
I met
Paul Simon
and he said to me that he and
Bob Dylan
sat up for a whole night together listening to my albums one after another. That made me proud.
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