Cleavon Little

Acting

June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992 (aged 53)

Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

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).

Filmography

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West2014 · Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013 · Self (archive footage)

Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle2001 · Self (archive footage)

In the Nick of Time

In the Nick of Time1991 · Freddy

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal1991 · Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony1991 · Pastor Clarence Johnson

Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers1990 · David Selby

True Colors

True Colors1990 · Ron Freeman

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe1990 · Sal

Goin' to Chicago

Goin' to Chicago1990

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt1989 · Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives1989 · Calculus Entropy

Dear John

Dear John1988 · Tony Larkin

Lincoln

Lincoln1988 · Frederick Douglass

Tanner '88

Tanner '881988 · Rev. Billy Crier

ALF

ALF1986 · George Foley

The Gig

The Gig1985 · Marshall WIlson

Once Bitten

Once Bitten1985 · Sebastian

MacGyver

MacGyver1985 · Frank Colton

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Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers1984 · Buck

Surf 2

Surf 21984 · Daddy O

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind1984 · Edmundo

Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid1982 · Herb

Double Exposure

Double Exposure1982 · Police Chief

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion1982 · Rolla

American Playhouse

American Playhouse1982 · Ned Shaw

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon1981

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige1981 · Rabbit Thompson

High Risk

High Risk1981 · Rockney

The Salamander

The Salamander1981 · Major Carl Malinowski, USMC

The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray1980 · Monsieur Bayonne

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt1979 · Jackson

Supertrain

Supertrain1979 · Preacher Ross

FM1978 · Prince

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm1977 · Wolf

The Love Boat

The Love Boat1977 · Andrew Hopkins

Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning1977 · Peewee

The Tony Randall Show

The Tony Randall Show1976

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles1974

The Day the Earth Moved

The Day the Earth Moved1974

Money to Burn

Money to Burn1973

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point1971