Cleavon Little
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1939-06-01
- Died
- 1992-10-22
- Place of birth
- Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- Cleavon Jake Little
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MacGyver
1985
as Frank Colton
The Love Boat
1977
as Andrew Hopkins
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Waltons
1972
The Rockford Files
1974
as Billy Merrihew
Simon & Simon
1981
American Playhouse
1982
as Ned Shaw
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
ALF
1986
as George Foley
All in the Family
1971
as Coke
The Rookies
1972
Felony Squad
1966
Dear John
1988
as Tony Larkin
The Mod Squad
1968
Police Story
1973
227
1985
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Jerry Noland
Supertrain
1979
as Preacher Ross
True Colors
1990
as Ron Freeman
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Tanner '88
1988
as Rev. Billy Crier
Bagdad Cafe
1990
as Sal
Lincoln
1988
as Frederick Douglass
Separate but Equal
1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Movies (32)
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Bart
Toy Soldiers
1984
as Buck
Surf 2
1984
as Daddy O
Vanishing Point
1971
as Super Soul
Fletch Lives
1989
as Calculus Entropy
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jackson
Once Bitten
1985
as Sebastian
The Salamander
1981
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
as Lo Boy
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Rolla
Separate but Equal
1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
High Risk
1981
as Rockney
Double Exposure
1982
as Police Chief
Greased Lightning
1977
as Peewee
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as Hawthorne Dooley
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Harley Copeland
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Phil
FM
1978
as Prince
In the Nick of Time
1991
as Freddy
Jimmy the Kid
1982
as Herb
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Back in the Saddle
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Sky Is Gray
1980
as Monsieur Bayonne
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984
as Edmundo
Money to Burn
1973
as Calvin Baker
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
as Wolf
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
as Rabbit Thompson
Goin' to Chicago
1990
Murder by Numbers
1990
as David Selby
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Gig
1985
as Marshall WIlson
About Cleavon Little
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. With 59 credits spanning from 1956 to 2014, Cleavon Little has appeared in 32 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cleavon Little Movies
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Bart
- Toy Soldiers (1984) — as Buck
- Surf 2 (1984) — as Daddy O
- Vanishing Point (1971) — as Super Soul
- Fletch Lives (1989) — as Calculus Entropy
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