Cleavon Little

Born: 1939-06-01, Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

Died: 1992-10-22

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).

Filmography

• The Love Boat (1977)
• MacGyver (1985)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• The Waltons (1972)
• Simon & Simon (1981)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989)
• ALF (1986)
• All in the Family (1971)
• The Rookies (1972)
• 227 (1985)
• Felony Squad (1966)
• Police Story (1973)
• The Mod Squad (1968)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• True Colors (1990)
• Vanishing Point (1971)
• Fletch Lives (1989)
• Tanner '88 (1988)
• Bagdad Cafe (1990)
• Once Bitten (1985)
• Surf 2 (1984)
• The Salamander (1981)
• Greased Lightning (1977)
• High Risk (1981)
• Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
• Separate but Equal (1991)
• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
• FM (1978)
• Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)
• Money to Burn (1973)