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Cleavon Little

Born 1939-06-01Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

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 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles (1974) and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early-1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. He also starred in the comedy films FM (1978) and Once Bitten (1985) and the action films Vanishing Point (1971) and the Toy Soldiers (1984).

Screen work

Movies & roles

2014Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild WestSelf (archive footage)2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf (archive footage)2001Back in the SaddleSelf (archive footage)1991In the Nick of TimeFreddy 1991Separate but EqualRobert L. 'Bob' Carter 1991Perfect HarmonyPastor Clarence Johnson 1990Murder by NumbersDavid Selby 1990Goin' to ChicagoRole 1989Fletch LivesCalculus Entropy 1985The GigMarshall WIlson 1985Once BittenSebastian 1984Toy SoldiersBuck 1984Surf 2Daddy O 1984E. Nick: A Legend in His Own MindEdmundo 1982Jimmy the KidHerb 1982Double ExposurePolice Chief 1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionRolla 1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeRabbit Thompson 1981High RiskRockney 1981The SalamanderMajor Carl Malinowski, USMC 1980The Sky Is GrayMonsieur Bayonne 1979Scavenger HuntJackson 1978FMPrince 1977Once Upon a Brothers GrimmWolf