Cleavon Little

Known for: Acting

Born: 1939-06-01 – 1992-10-22 (aged 53)

From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

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 (59)

MOVIE★ 1.0
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.2
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Back in the Saddle
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.3
In the Nick of Time
1991
as Freddy
MOVIE★ 6.5
Separate but Equal
1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
TV★ 6.0
Separate but Equal
1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
MOVIE★ 6.2
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
MOVIE★ 3.2
Murder by Numbers
1990
as David Selby
TV★ 8.7
True Colors
1990
as Ron Freeman
TV★ 5.6
Bagdad Cafe
1990
as Sal
MOVIE★ 5.0
Goin' to Chicago
1990
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
MOVIE★ 6.0
Fletch Lives
1989
as Calculus Entropy
TV★ 5.7
Dear John
1988
as Tony Larkin
TV★ 7.5
Lincoln
1988
as Frederick Douglass
TV★ 6.9
Tanner '88
1988
as Rev. Billy Crier
TV★ 7.7
ALF
1986
as George Foley
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Gig
1985
as Marshall WIlson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Once Bitten
1985
as Sebastian
TV★ 7.7
MacGyver
1985
as Frank Colton
TV★ 6.8
227
1985
MOVIE★ 4.6
Toy Soldiers
1984
as Buck
MOVIE★ 4.8
Surf 2
1984
as Daddy O
MOVIE★ 3.0
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984
as Edmundo
MOVIE★ 5.0
Jimmy the Kid
1982
as Herb
MOVIE★ 4.5
Double Exposure
1982
as Police Chief
MOVIE★ 7.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Rolla
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Ned Shaw
TV★ 6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
MOVIE★ 6.6
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
as Rabbit Thompson
MOVIE★ 5.8
High Risk
1981
as Rockney
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Salamander
1981
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Sky Is Gray
1980
as Monsieur Bayonne
MOVIE★ 5.6
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jackson
TV★ 5.6
Supertrain
1979
as Preacher Ross
MOVIE★ 6.8
FM
1978
as Prince
MOVIE★ 9.0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
as Wolf
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Andrew Hopkins
MOVIE★ 6.4
Greased Lightning
1977
as Peewee
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Randall Show
1976
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Harley Copeland
TV★ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
as Billy Merrihew
MOVIE★ 7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Bart
MOVIE★ 6.0
Money to Burn
1973
as Calvin Baker
TV★ 7.0
Police Story
1973
TV★ 7.2
The Waltons
1972
TV★ 7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Jerry Noland
TV★ 6.9
The Rookies
1972
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as Hawthorne Dooley
MOVIE★ 7.1
Vanishing Point
1971
as Super Soul
TV★ 7.8
All in the Family
1971
as Coke
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
as Lo Boy
TV★ 6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
MOVIE★ 6.7
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Phil
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer