- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- October 22, 1992
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.
Filmography
movieBlaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieBack in the Saddle
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieIn the Nick of Time
1991 · Freddy
movieSeparate but Equal
1991 · Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
tvSeparate but Equal
1991 · Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
moviePerfect Harmony
1991 · Pastor Clarence Johnson
movieMurder by Numbers
1990 · David Selby
tvTrue Colors
1990 · Ron Freeman
tvBagdad Cafe
1990 · Sal
Goin' to Chicago
movieGoin' to Chicago
1990
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
movieFletch Lives
1989 · Calculus Entropy
tvDear John
1988 · Tony Larkin
tvLincoln
1988 · Frederick Douglass
tvTanner '88
1988 · Rev. Billy Crier
tvALF
1986 · George Foley
movieThe Gig
1985 · Marshall WIlson
movieOnce Bitten
1985 · Sebastian
tvMacGyver
1985 · Frank Colton
tv227
1985
movieToy Soldiers
1984 · Buck
movieSurf 2
1984 · Daddy O
movieE. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984 · Edmundo
movieJimmy the Kid
1982 · Herb
movieDouble Exposure
1982 · Police Chief
movieA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 · Rolla
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Ned Shaw
tvSimon & Simon
1981
movieDon't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981 · Rabbit Thompson
movieHigh Risk
1981 · Rockney
movieThe Salamander
1981 · Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
movieThe Sky Is Gray
1980 · Monsieur Bayonne
movieScavenger Hunt
1979 · Jackson
tvSupertrain
1979 · Preacher Ross
movieFM
1978 · Prince
movieOnce Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977 · Wolf
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Andrew Hopkins
movieGreased Lightning
1977 · Peewee
tvThe Tony Randall Show
1976
movieThe Day the Earth Moved
1974 · Harley Copeland
tvThe Rockford Files
1974 · Billy Merrihew
movieBlazing Saddles
1974 · Bart
movieMoney to Burn
1973 · Calvin Baker
tvPolice Story
1973
tvThe Waltons
1972
tvTemperatures Rising
1972 · Jerry Noland
tvThe Rookies
1972
movieThe Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971 · Hawthorne Dooley
movieVanishing Point
1971 · Super Soul
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Coke
movieCotton Comes to Harlem
1970 · Lo Boy
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
movieWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968 · Phil
tvFelony Squad
1966
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee / Performer