Cleavon Little
Acting
- Born:
- 1939-06-01
- Died:
- 1992-10-22
- Place of birth:
- Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles (1974) and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early-1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. He also starred in the comedy films FM (1978) and Once Bitten (1985) and the action films Vanishing Point (1971) and the Toy Soldiers (1984).
Known For
Filmography
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Back in the Saddle
In the Nick of Time
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
Perfect Harmony
Murder by Numbers
True Colors
Bagdad Cafe
Goin' to Chicago
Tales from the Crypt
Fletch Lives
Dear John
Lincoln
Tanner '88
ALF
The Gig
Once Bitten
MacGyver
227
Toy Soldiers
Surf 2
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Jimmy the Kid
Double Exposure
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
American Playhouse
Simon & Simon
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
High Risk
The Salamander
The Sky Is Gray
Scavenger Hunt
Supertrain
FM
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
The Love Boat
Greased Lightning
The Tony Randall Show
The Day the Earth Moved
The Rockford Files
Blazing Saddles
Money to Burn
Police Story
The Waltons
Temperatures Rising
The Rookies
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Vanishing Point
All in the Family
Cotton Comes to Harlem
The Mod Squad
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Felony Squad
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards