Cleavon Little
Born
June 1, 1939
Died
October 22, 1992 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
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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.
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Self (archive footage)
2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2013
Back in the Saddle
Self (archive footage)
2001
In the Nick of Time
Freddy
1991
Separate But Equal
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
1991
Separate but Equal
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter · (2 episodes)
1991
Perfect Harmony
Pastor Clarence Johnson
1991
Murder by Numbers
David Selby
1990
True Colors
Ron Freeman · (21 episodes)
1990
Bagdad Cafe
Sal · (15 episodes)
1990
Goin' to Chicago
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") · (1 episode)
1989
Fletch Lives
Calculus Entropy
1989
Dear John
Tony Larkin · (1 episode)
1988
Lincoln
Frederick Douglass · (2 episodes)
1988
Tanner '88
Rev. Billy Crier · (1 episode)
1988
ALF’s Special Christmas
George Foley
1987
ALF
George Foley · (1 episode)
1986
The Gig
Marshall WIlson
1985
Once Bitten
Sebastian
1985
MacGyver
Frank Colton · (2 episodes)
1985
227
(1 episode)
1985
Toy Soldiers
Buck
1984
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Daddy O
1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Edmundo
1984
Jimmy the Kid
Herb
1982
Double Exposure
Police Chief
1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Rolla
1982
Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Rabbit Thompson
1981
High Risk
Rockney
1981
The Salamander
Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
1981
The Sky Is Gray
Monsieur Bayonne
1980
Scavenger Hunt
Jackson
1979
FM
Prince
1978
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Wolf
1977
The Love Boat
Andrew Hopkins · (1 episode)
1977
Greased Lightning
Peewee
1977
The Tony Randall Show
(1 episode)
1976
The Day the Earth Moved
Harley Copeland
1974
The Rockford Files
Billy Merrihew · (1 episode)
1974
Blazing Saddles
Bart
1974
Money to Burn
Calvin Baker
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
1973
The Waltons
(1 episode)
1972
Temperatures Rising
Jerry Noland · (47 episodes)
1972
The Rookies
(1 episode)
1972
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Hawthorne Dooley
1971
Vanishing Point
Super Soul
1971
All in the Family
Coke · (1 episode)
1971
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Lo Boy
1970
The Mod Squad
(1 episode)
1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Phil
1968
Felony Squad
(2 episodes)
1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer · (1 episode)
1956