Cleavon Little

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-06-01

Day of death

1992-10-22 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA

Cleavon 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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • ALF

    ALF

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • 227

    227

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Greased Lightning

    Greased Lightning

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Blazing Saddles

    Blazing Saddles

  • E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

    E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

  • Once Bitten

    Once Bitten

  • Toy Soldiers

    Toy Soldiers

  • Vanishing Point

    Vanishing Point

  • High Risk

    High Risk

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • The Salamander

    The Salamander

  • Perfect Harmony

    Perfect Harmony

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • Scavenger Hunt

    Scavenger Hunt

  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

  • The Tony Randall Show

    The Tony Randall Show

  • Fletch Lives

    Fletch Lives

  • What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

    What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

  • Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

    Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

  • ALF’s Special Christmas

    ALF’s Special Christmas

  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

    Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

  • In the Nick of Time

    In the Nick of Time

  • Goin' to Chicago

    Goin' to Chicago

  • Cotton Comes to Harlem

    Cotton Comes to Harlem

  • A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

  • Money to Burn

    Money to Burn

  • Murder by Numbers

    Murder by Numbers

  • Jimmy the Kid

    Jimmy the Kid

  • Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

    Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

  • Tanner '88

    Tanner '88

  • Bagdad Cafe

    Bagdad Cafe

  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Back in the Saddle

    Back in the Saddle

  • Surf II: The End of the Trilogy

    Surf II: The End of the Trilogy

  • The Day the Earth Moved

    The Day the Earth Moved

  • Separate but Equal

    Separate but Equal

  • Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

    Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

  • Double Exposure

    Double Exposure

  • FM

    FM

  • The Sky Is Gray

    The Sky Is Gray

  • The Gig

    The Gig