Cleavon Little
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1939
- Died
- October 22, 1992 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- 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).
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Filmography
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Perfect Harmony
Movie · as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Separate but Equal
Movie · as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
In the Nick of Time
Movie · as Freddy
Separate but Equal
TV · as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter · 2 eps
Murder by Numbers
Movie · as David Selby
Goin' to Chicago
Movie
True Colors
TV · as Ron Freeman · 21 eps
Bagdad Cafe
TV · as Sal · 15 eps
Fletch Lives
Movie · as Calculus Entropy
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") · 1 ep
Lincoln
TV · as Frederick Douglass · 2 eps
Tanner '88
TV · as Rev. Billy Crier · 1 ep
Dear John
TV · as Tony Larkin · 1 ep
ALF
TV · as George Foley · 1 ep
Once Bitten
Movie · as Sebastian
The Gig
Movie · as Marshall WIlson
227
TV · 1 ep
MacGyver
TV · as Frank Colton · 2 eps
Surf 2
Movie · as Daddy O
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Movie · as Edmundo
Toy Soldiers
Movie · as Buck
Jimmy the Kid
Movie · as Herb
Double Exposure
Movie · as Police Chief
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Movie · as Rolla
American Playhouse
TV · as Ned Shaw · 1 ep
High Risk
Movie · as Rockney
The Salamander
Movie · as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Movie · as Rabbit Thompson
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
The Sky Is Gray
Movie · as Monsieur Bayonne
Scavenger Hunt
Movie · as Jackson
Supertrain
TV · as Preacher Ross · 1 ep
FM
Movie · as Prince
Greased Lightning
Movie · as Peewee
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Movie · as Wolf
The Love Boat
TV · as Andrew Hopkins · 1 ep
The Tony Randall Show
TV · 1 ep
Blazing Saddles
Movie · as Bart
The Day the Earth Moved
Movie · as Harley Copeland
The Rockford Files
TV · as Billy Merrihew · 1 ep
Money to Burn
Movie · as Calvin Baker
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
The Waltons
TV · 1 ep
Temperatures Rising
TV · as Jerry Noland · 47 eps
Vanishing Point
Movie · as Super Soul
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Movie · as Hawthorne Dooley
All in the Family
TV · as Coke · 1 ep
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Movie · as Lo Boy
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Movie · as Phil
The Mod Squad
TV · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Performer · 1 ep