Actor
Cleavon Little
- Born June 1, 1939 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
- Died October 22, 1992
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
Blazing Saddles1974
ALF1986
Tales from the Crypt1989
MacGyver1985
Vanishing Point1971
Once Bitten1985
Fletch Lives1989
The Love Boat1977
Filmography
- 2014Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild WestFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Back in the SaddleFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Separate but EqualFilmRobert L. 'Bob' Carter
- 1991Perfect HarmonyFilmPastor Clarence Johnson
- 1991In the Nick of TimeFilmFreddy
- 1991Separate but EqualSeriesRobert L. 'Bob' Carter
- 1990Bagdad CafeSeriesSal
- 1990Murder by NumbersFilmDavid Selby
- 1990Goin' to ChicagoFilm
- 1990True ColorsSeriesRon Freeman
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesPack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
- 1989Fletch LivesFilmCalculus Entropy
- 1988Dear JohnSeriesTony Larkin
- 1988LincolnSeriesFrederick Douglass
- 1988Tanner '88SeriesRev. Billy Crier
- 1986ALFSeriesGeorge Foley
- 1985MacGyverSeriesFrank Colton
- 1985Once BittenFilmSebastian
- 1985227Series
- 1985The GigFilmMarshall WIlson
- 1984Surf 2FilmDaddy O
- 1984Toy SoldiersFilmBuck
- 1984E. Nick: A Legend in His Own MindFilmEdmundo
- 1982Double ExposureFilmPolice Chief
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesNed Shaw
- 1982Jimmy the KidFilmHerb
- 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionFilmRolla
- 1981Simon & SimonSeries
- 1981High RiskFilmRockney
- 1981The SalamanderFilmMajor Carl Malinowski, USMC
- 1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeFilmRabbit Thompson
- 1980The Sky Is GrayFilmMonsieur Bayonne
- 1979Scavenger HuntFilmJackson
- 1979SupertrainSeriesPreacher Ross
- 1978FMFilmPrince
- 1977The Love BoatSeriesAndrew Hopkins
- 1977Greased LightningFilmPeewee
- 1977Once Upon a Brothers GrimmFilmWolf
- 1976The Tony Randall ShowSeries
- 1974Blazing SaddlesFilmBart
- 1974The Rockford FilesSeriesBilly Merrihew
- 1974The Day the Earth MovedFilmHarley Copeland
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973Money to BurnFilmCalvin Baker
- 1972The WaltonsSeries
- 1972The RookiesSeries
- 1972Temperatures RisingSeriesJerry Noland
- 1971Vanishing PointFilmSuper Soul
- 1971All in the FamilySeriesCoke
- 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryFilmHawthorne Dooley
- 1970Cotton Comes to HarlemFilmLo Boy
- 1968The Mod SquadSeries
- 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?FilmPhil
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf
- 1956Tony AwardsSeriesSelf - Nominee / Performer