Cleavon Little

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

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

1.02014Self (archive footage)
Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

8.12013Self (archive footage)
Movie
Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

6.52001Self (archive footage)
Movie
In the Nick of Time

In the Nick of Time

5.31991Freddy
Movie
Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

6.51991Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Movie
Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

6.01991Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
TV
Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

6.21991Pastor Clarence Johnson
Movie
Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

3.21990David Selby
Movie
True Colors

True Colors

8.71990Ron Freeman
TV
Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

5.61990Sal
TV
Goin' to Chicago

Goin' to Chicago

5.01990
Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.01989Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
TV
Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

6.01989Calculus Entropy
Movie
Dear John

Dear John

5.71988Tony Larkin
TV
Lincoln

Lincoln

7.51988Frederick Douglass
TV
Tanner '88

Tanner '88

6.91988Rev. Billy Crier
TV
ALF

ALF

7.61986George Foley
TV
The Gig

The Gig

7.21985Marshall WIlson
Movie
Once Bitten

Once Bitten

5.81985Sebastian
Movie
MacGyver

MacGyver

7.71985Frank Colton
TV
227

227

6.81985
TV
Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

4.61984Buck
Movie
Surf 2

Surf 2

4.71984Daddy O
Movie
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

3.01984Edmundo
Movie
Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid

6.11982Herb
Movie
Double Exposure

Double Exposure

4.51982Police Chief
Movie
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

7.01982Rolla
Movie
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.61982Ned Shaw
TV
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

6.71981
TV
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

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

6.61981Rabbit Thompson
Movie
High Risk

High Risk

5.91981Rockney
Movie
The Salamander

The Salamander

5.21981Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Movie
The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

7.01980Monsieur Bayonne
Movie
Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

5.61979Jackson
Movie
Supertrain

Supertrain

5.61979Preacher Ross
TV
FM

FM

6.81978Prince
Movie
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

9.01977Wolf
Movie
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.31977Andrew Hopkins
TV
Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

6.41977Peewee
Movie
The Tony Randall Show

The Tony Randall Show

6.41976
TV
The Day the Earth Moved

The Day the Earth Moved

6.61974Harley Copeland
Movie
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

7.61974Billy Merrihew
TV
Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

7.21974Bart
Movie
Money to Burn

Money to Burn

6.01973Calvin Baker
Movie
Police Story

Police Story

7.01973
TV
The Waltons

The Waltons

7.11972
TV
Temperatures Rising

Temperatures Rising

7.51972Jerry Noland
TV
The Rookies

The Rookies

6.91972
TV
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

7.41971Hawthorne Dooley
Movie
Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

7.11971Super Soul
Movie
All in the Family

All in the Family

7.81971Coke
TV
Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

6.21970Lo Boy
Movie
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

6.11968
TV
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

6.71968Phil
Movie
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

6.51966
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.61962Self
TV
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.81962Self
TV
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.81961Self
TV
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Self - Nominee / Performer
TV