Cleavon Little
Born
1 June 1939 (86)
Place of Birth
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
Cleavon Jake Little
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.
Filmography (32)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
Back in the Saddle
2001
In the Nick of Time
1991
Separate But Equal
1991
Perfect Harmony
1991
Murder by Numbers
1990
Goin' to Chicago
1990
Fletch Lives
1989
The Gig
1985
Once Bitten
1985
Toy Soldiers
1984
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984
Jimmy the Kid
1982
Double Exposure
1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
High Risk
1981
The Salamander
1981
The Sky Is Gray
1980
Scavenger Hunt
1979
FM
1978
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
Greased Lightning
1977
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
Blazing Saddles
1974
Money to Burn
1973
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
Vanishing Point
1971
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968