Cleavon Little
Known for: Acting
Born: June 1, 1939
Died: October 22, 1992
Place of birth: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
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).
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Filmography
32 movies · 27 TV shows, newest first
1.0
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
8.1
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
6.5
Back in the Saddle
2001
5.3
In the Nick of Time
1991
6.5
Separate but Equal
19916.0
Separate but Equal
1991
6.2
Perfect Harmony
1991
3.3
Murder by Numbers
1990
8.7
True Colors
1990
5.6
Bagdad Cafe
19905.0
Goin' to Chicago
1990
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
6.0
Fletch Lives
1989
5.7
Dear John
1988
7.5
Lincoln
1988
6.9
Tanner '88
1988
7.7
ALF
1986
7.2
The Gig
1985
5.8
Once Bitten
1985
7.7
MacGyver
1985
6.8
227
1985
4.6
Toy Soldiers
1984
4.8
Surf 2
1984
3.0
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984
6.1
Jimmy the Kid
1982
4.5
Double Exposure
1982
7.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
6.6
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
5.9
High Risk
1981
5.5
The Salamander
1981
7.0
The Sky Is Gray
1980
5.6
Scavenger Hunt
1979
5.6
Supertrain
1979
6.8
FM
1978
9.0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
6.4
Greased Lightning
1977
6.4
The Tony Randall Show
1976
7.0
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974
6.0
Money to Burn
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.2
The Waltons
1972
7.5
Temperatures Rising
1972
6.9
The Rookies
1972
7.3
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
7.1
Vanishing Point
1971
7.8
All in the Family
1971
6.2
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
6.7
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
6.5
Felony Squad
1966
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Tony Awards
1956