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Cleavon Little
ACTOR

Cleavon Little

Known for Blazing Saddles · ALF · Tales from the Crypt

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).

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Born
Jun 1, 1939
Died
Oct 22, 1992
Birthplace
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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).

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Known For

MOVIEBlazing Saddles
Blazing SaddlesBart · 1974
★ 7.2
TVALF
ALFGeorge Foley · 1986
★ 7.6
TVTales from the Crypt
Tales from the CryptPack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") · 1989
★ 8.0
TVMacGyver
MacGyverFrank Colton · 1985
★ 7.7
MOVIEFletch Lives
Fletch LivesCalculus Entropy · 1989
★ 6.0
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatAndrew Hopkins · 1977
★ 6.2
TVAll in the Family
All in the FamilyCoke · 1971
★ 7.8
TVThe Rockford Files
The Rockford FilesBilly Merrihew · 1974
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Phil
1968
Cotton Comes to HarlemLo Boy
1970
The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryHawthorne Dooley
1971
Vanishing PointSuper Soul
1971
Money to BurnCalvin Baker
1973
Blazing SaddlesBart
1974
The Day the Earth MovedHarley Copeland
1974
Greased LightningPeewee
1977
Once Upon a Brothers GrimmWolf
1977
FMPrince
1978
Scavenger HuntJackson
1979
The Sky Is GrayMonsieur Bayonne
1980
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeRabbit Thompson
1981
High RiskRockney
1981
The SalamanderMajor Carl Malinowski, USMC
1981
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionRolla
1982
Double ExposurePolice Chief
1982
Jimmy the KidHerb
1982
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own MindEdmundo
1984
Surf 2Daddy O
1984
Toy SoldiersBuck
1984
Once BittenSebastian
1985
The GigMarshall WIlson
1985
Fletch LivesCalculus Entropy
1989
GT
Goin' to Chicago
1990
Murder by NumbersDavid Selby
1990
In the Nick of TimeFreddy
1991
Perfect HarmonyPastor Clarence Johnson
1991
Separate but EqualRobert L. 'Bob' Carter
1991
Back in the SaddleSelf (archive footage)
2001
Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf (archive footage)
2013
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild WestSelf (archive footage)
2014

Television

Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Performer · 1 eps
1956
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
Felony Squad2 eps
1966
The Mod Squad1 eps
1968
All in the FamilyCoke · 1 eps
1971
Temperatures RisingJerry Noland · 47 eps
1972
The Rookies1 eps
1972
The Waltons1 eps
1972
Police Story1 eps
1973
The Rockford FilesBilly Merrihew · 1 eps
1974
The Tony Randall Show1 eps
1976
The Love BoatAndrew Hopkins · 1 eps
1977
SupertrainPreacher Ross · 1 eps
1979
Simon & Simon1 eps
1981
American PlayhouseNed Shaw · 1 eps
1982
2271 eps
1985
MacGyverFrank Colton · 2 eps
1985
ALFGeorge Foley · 1 eps
1986
Dear JohnTony Larkin · 1 eps
1988
LincolnFrederick Douglass · 2 eps
1988
Tanner '88Rev. Billy Crier · 1 eps
1988
Tales from the CryptPack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") · 1 eps
1989
Bagdad CafeSal · 15 eps
1990
True ColorsRon Freeman · 21 eps
1990
Separate but EqualRobert L. 'Bob' Carter · 2 eps
1991

Photos

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