Cleavon Little
Acting
Biography
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 59
Movies (32)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West2014Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle2001Self (archive footage)
In the Nick of Time1991Freddy
Separate but Equal1991Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Perfect Harmony1991Pastor Clarence Johnson
Murder by Numbers1990David Selby- Goin' to Chicago1990
Fletch Lives1989Calculus Entropy
The Gig1985Marshall WIlson
Once Bitten1985Sebastian
Toy Soldiers1984Buck
Surf 21984Daddy O
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind1984Edmundo
Jimmy the Kid1982Herb
Double Exposure1982Police Chief
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion1982Rolla
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige1981Rabbit Thompson
High Risk1981Rockney
The Salamander1981Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
The Sky Is Gray1980Monsieur Bayonne
Scavenger Hunt1979Jackson
FM1978Prince
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm1977Wolf
Greased Lightning1977Peewee
The Day the Earth Moved1974Harley Copeland
Blazing Saddles1974Bart
Money to Burn1973Calvin Baker
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story1971Hawthorne Dooley
Vanishing Point1971Super Soul
Shows (27)
Separate but Equal1991Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
True Colors1990Ron Freeman
Bagdad Cafe1990Sal
Tales from the Crypt1989Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
Dear John1988Tony Larkin
Lincoln1988Frederick Douglass
Tanner '881988Rev. Billy Crier
ALF1986George Foley
MacGyver1985Frank Colton
2271985
American Playhouse1982Ned Shaw
Simon & Simon1981
Supertrain1979Preacher Ross
The Love Boat1977Andrew Hopkins
The Tony Randall Show1976
The Rockford Files1974Billy Merrihew
Police Story1973
The Waltons1972
Temperatures Rising1972Jerry Noland
The Rookies1972
All in the Family1971Coke
The Mod Squad1968
Felony Squad1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962Self
The Merv Griffin Show1962Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961Self
Tony Awards1956Self - Nominee / Performer