Cleavon Little

Known for

Acting

Born

June 1, 1939

Birthplace

Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

Died

October 22, 1992 (aged 53)

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).

Best known work

Blazing Saddles

1974

ALF

1986

Tales from the Crypt

1989

MacGyver

1985

Vanishing Point

1971

Once Bitten

1985

Fletch Lives

1989

The Love Boat

1977

All in the Family

1971

The Rockford Files

1974

Filmography

2014
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
1991
In the Nick of Time
as Freddy
1991
Separate but Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
1991
Separate but EqualTV
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter (2 episodes)
1991
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
1990
Murder by Numbers
as David Selby
1990
True ColorsTV
as Ron Freeman (21 episodes)
1990
Bagdad CafeTV
as Sal (15 episodes)
1990
Goin' to Chicago
1989
Tales from the CryptTV
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") (1 episode)
1989
Fletch Lives
as Calculus Entropy
1988
Dear JohnTV
as Tony Larkin (1 episode)
1988
LincolnTV
as Frederick Douglass (2 episodes)
1988
Tanner '88TV
as Rev. Billy Crier (1 episode)
1986
ALFTV
as George Foley (1 episode)
1985
The Gig
as Marshall WIlson
1985
Once Bitten
as Sebastian
1985
MacGyverTV
as Frank Colton (2 episodes)
1985
227TV
1984
Toy Soldiers
as Buck
1984
Surf 2
as Daddy O
1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
as Edmundo
1982
Jimmy the Kid
as Herb