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Cleavon Little

Acting 53 (deceased) years old Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA ★ 0.8
Born: June 1, 1939
Died: October 22, 1992

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, known for his lead role as Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. In 1978 he played "The Prince of Darkness" in the radio station comedy FM. He was also in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers and acted out the role of Super Soul in the film Vanishing Point in 1971.

Filmography

Acting Credits (56)

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West Self (archive footage) 2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Self (archive footage) 2013
Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle Self (archive footage) 2001
In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time Freddy 1991
Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal Robert L. 'Bob' Carter 1991
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal Robert L. 'Bob' Carter 1991
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony Pastor Clarence Johnson 1991
Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers David Selby 1990
True Colors
True Colors Ron Freeman 1990
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe Sal 1990
Goin' to Chicago
Goin' to Chicago 1990
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") 1989
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives Calculus Entropy 1989
Dear John
Dear John Tony Larkin 1988
Lincoln
Lincoln Frederick Douglass 1988
Tanner '88
Tanner '88 Rev. Billy Crier 1988
ALF’s Special Christmas
ALF’s Special Christmas George Foley 1987
ALF
ALF George Foley 1986
The Gig
The Gig Marshall WIlson 1985
Once Bitten
Once Bitten Sebastian 1985
MacGyver
MacGyver Frank Colton 1985
227
227 1985
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers Buck 1984
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy Daddy O 1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind Edmundo 1984
Jimmy the Kid
Jimmy the Kid Herb 1982
Double Exposure
Double Exposure Police Chief 1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion Rolla 1982
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon 1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige Rabbit Thompson 1981
High Risk
High Risk Rockney 1981
The Salamander
The Salamander Major Carl Malinowski, USMC 1981
The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray Monsieur Bayonne 1980
Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt Jackson 1979
FM
FM Prince 1978
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Wolf 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Andrew Hopkins 1977
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning Peewee 1977
The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show 1976
The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved Harley Copeland 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Billy Merrihew 1974
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles Bart 1974
Money to Burn
Money to Burn Calvin Baker 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
The Waltons
The Waltons 1972
Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising Jerry Noland 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies 1972
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Hawthorne Dooley 1971
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point Super Soul 1971
All in the Family
All in the Family Coke 1971
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem Lo Boy 1970
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Phil 1968
Felony Squad
Felony Squad 1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961

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