Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

1939-06-01 – 1992-10-22 (age 53) Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
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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.

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Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles

1974

as Bart

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point

1971

as Super Soul

Once Bitten
Once Bitten

1985

as Sebastian

Surf 2
Surf 2

1984

as Daddy O

Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives

1989

as Calculus Entropy

Cotton Comes to Harlem
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers

1984

as Buck

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt

1979

as Jackson

The Salamander
The Salamander

1981

as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning

1977

as Peewee

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony

1991

as Pastor Clarence Johnson

Double Exposure
Double Exposure

1982

as Police Chief

High Risk
High Risk

1981

as Rockney

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal

1991

as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971

as Hawthorne Dooley

The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved

1974

as Harley Copeland

Jimmy the Kid
Jimmy the Kid

1982

as Herb

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind