Cleavon Little
June 1, 1939 (85 years old) in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
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
Credits
- 2014 ·Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild Westas Self (archive footage)
- 2013 ·Mel Brooks: Make a Noiseas Self (archive footage)
- 2001 ·Back in the Saddleas Self (archive footage)
- 1991 ·In the Nick of Timeas Freddy
- 1991 ·Separate but Equalas Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
- 1991 ·Separate But Equalas Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
- 1991 ·Perfect Harmonyas Pastor Clarence Johnson
- 1990 ·Murder by Numbersas David Selby
- 1990 ·True Colorsas Ron Freeman
- 1990 ·Bagdad Cafeas
- 1990 ·Goin' to Chicagoas
- 1989 ·Tales from the Cryptas Pack Brightman
- 1989 ·Fletch Livesas Calculus Entropy
- 1988 ·Dear Johnas Tony Larkin
- 1988 ·Lincolnas Frederick Douglass
- 1988 ·Tanner '88as Rev. Billy Crier
- 1987 ·ALF’s Special Christmasas George Foley
- 1986 ·ALFas George Foley
- 1985 ·The Gigas Marshall WIlson
- 1985 ·Once Bittenas Sebastian
- 1985 ·MacGyveras Frank Colton
- 1985 ·227as
- 1984 ·Toy Soldiersas Buck
- 1984 ·Surf II: The End of the Trilogyas Daddy O
- 1984 ·E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mindas Edmundo
- 1982 ·Jimmy the Kidas Herb
- 1982 ·Double Exposureas Police Chief
- 1982 ·A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellionas Rolla
- 1981 ·Simon & Simonas
- 1981 ·Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paigeas Rabbit Thompson
- 1981 ·High Riskas Rockney
- 1981 ·The Salamanderas Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
- 1980 ·The Sky Is Grayas Monsieur Bayonne
- 1979 ·Scavenger Huntas Jackson
- 1978 ·FMas Prince
- 1977 ·Once Upon a Brothers Grimmas Wolf
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Andrew Hopkins
- 1977 ·Greased Lightningas Peewee
- 1976 ·The Tony Randall Showas
- 1974 ·The Day the Earth Movedas Harley Copeland
- 1974 ·The Rockford Filesas Billy Merrihew
- 1974 ·Blazing Saddlesas Bart
- 1973 ·Money to Burnas Calvin Baker
- 1973 ·Police Storyas
- 1972 ·The Waltonsas
- 1972 ·Temperatures Risingas Jerry Noland
- 1972 ·The Rookiesas
- 1971 ·The Homecoming: A Christmas Storyas Hawthorne Dooley
- 1971 ·Vanishing Pointas Super Soul
- 1971 ·All in the Familyas Coke
- 1970 ·Cotton Comes to Harlemas Lo Boy
- 1968 ·The Mod Squadas
- 1968 ·What's So Bad About Feeling Good?as Phil
- 1966 ·Felony Squadas
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee / Performer