Cleavon Little

Actor

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).

Acting

In the Nick of Time
Film, 1991
as Freddy
Separate but Equal
Film, 1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Separate but Equal
TV series, 1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Perfect Harmony
Film, 1991
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Murder by Numbers
Film, 1990
as David Selby
True Colors
TV series, 1990
as Ron Freeman
Bagdad Cafe
TV series, 1990
as Sal
Goin' to Chicago
Film, 1990
Tales from the Crypt
TV series, 1989
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
Fletch Lives
Film, 1989
as Calculus Entropy
Dear John
TV series, 1988
as Tony Larkin
Lincoln
TV series, 1988
as Frederick Douglass
Tanner '88
TV series, 1988
as Rev. Billy Crier
ALF
TV series, 1986
as George Foley
The Gig
Film, 1985
as Marshall WIlson
Once Bitten
Film, 1985
as Sebastian
MacGyver
TV series, 1985
as Frank Colton
227
TV series, 1985
1 episode
Toy Soldiers
Film, 1984
as Buck
Surf 2
Film, 1984
as Daddy O
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Film, 1984
as Edmundo
Jimmy the Kid
Film, 1982
as Herb
Double Exposure
Film, 1982
as Police Chief
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Film, 1982
as Rolla
American Playhouse
TV series, 1982
as Ned Shaw
Simon & Simon
TV series, 1981
1 episode
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Film, 1981
as Rabbit Thompson
High Risk
Film, 1981
as Rockney
The Salamander
Film, 1981
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
The Sky Is Gray
Film, 1980
as Monsieur Bayonne