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Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Acting1939Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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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.

Acting History

2014
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")• 1 eps
1991
Separate But Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Separate but Equal
TVas Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
1990
Murder by Numbers
as David Selby
True Colors
TVas Ron Freeman
Bagdad Cafe
TVas Sal
1989
Fletch Lives
as Calculus Entropy
Dear John
TVas Tony Larkin• 1 eps
MacGyver
TVas Frank Colton• 2 eps
1988
Lincoln
TVas Frederick Douglass
Tanner '88
TVas Rev. Billy Crier
1987
ALF
TVas George Foley• 1 eps
1985
Once Bitten
as Sebastian
The Gig
as Marshall WIlson
1984
1983
1982
Double Exposure
as Police Chief
1981
High Risk
as Rockney
The Salamander
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
1980
The Sky Is Gray
as Monsieur Bayonne
The Love Boat
TVas Andrew Hopkins• 1 eps
1979
Scavenger Hunt
as Jackson
1978
FM
as Prince
1977
The Rockford Files
TVas Billy Merrihew• 1 eps
1976
1975
1974
The Day the Earth Moved
as Harley Copeland
1973
Money to Burn
as Calvin Baker
1972
Temperatures Rising
TVas Jerry Noland
1971
Vanishing Point
as Super Soul
All in the Family
TVas Coke• 1 eps
1970
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee / Performer• 1 eps
1968
1962
1961

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/1/1939
Day of Death
10/22/1992
Place of Birth
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA