Cleavon Little
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Known For
Filmography
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Separate But Equal
1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
In the Nick of Time
1991
as Freddy
Separate but Equal
1991
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Murder by Numbers
1990
as David Selby
Goin' to Chicago
1990
True Colors
1990
as Ron Freeman
Bagdad Cafe
1990
as Sal
Fletch Lives
1989
as Calculus Entropy
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
Lincoln
1988
as Frederick Douglass
Tanner '88
1988
as Rev. Billy Crier
Dear John
1988
as Tony Larkin
ALF’s Special Christmas
1987
as George Foley
ALF
1986
as George Foley
Once Bitten
1985
as Sebastian
The Gig
1985
as Marshall WIlson
227
1985
MacGyver
1985
as Frank Colton
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
1984
as Daddy O
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984
as Edmundo
Toy Soldiers
1984
as Buck
Jimmy the Kid
1982
as Herb
Double Exposure
1982
as Police Chief
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Rolla
High Risk
1981
as Rockney
The Salamander
1981
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
as Rabbit Thompson
Simon & Simon
1981
The Sky Is Gray
1980
as Monsieur Bayonne
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Jackson
FM
1978
as Prince
Greased Lightning
1977
as Peewee
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
as Wolf
The Love Boat
1977
as Andrew Hopkins
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Bart
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Harley Copeland
The Rockford Files
1974
as Billy Merrihew
Money to Burn
1973
as Calvin Baker
Police Story
1973
The Rookies
1972
The Waltons
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Jerry Noland
Vanishing Point
1971
as Super Soul
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as Hawthorne Dooley
All in the Family
1971
as Coke
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
as Lo Boy
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Phil
The Mod Squad
1968
Felony Squad
1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self