
Cleavon Little
Department: Acting
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

Blazing Saddles
1974

Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
1984

Scavenger Hunt
1979

Vanishing Point
1971

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013

Greased Lightning
1977

Fletch Lives
1989

Jimmy the Kid
1982

High Risk
1981

Back in the Saddle
2001

Once Bitten
1985

Double Exposure
1982

Perfect Harmony
1991

Separate But Equal
1991

The Gig
1985

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968

Money to Burn
1973

The Day the Earth Moved
1974

FM
1978

The Salamander
1981

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971

Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984

In the Nick of Time
1991

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981

Murder by Numbers
1990

Toy Soldiers
1984

The Sky Is Gray
1980

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014

Goin' to Chicago
1990

The Rookies
1972

The Love Boat
1977

Simon & Simon
1981

All in the Family
1971

227
1985

MacGyver
1985

The Mod Squad
1968

True Colors
1990

Lincoln
1988

ALF
1986

The Waltons
1972

Felony Squad
1966

Temperatures Rising
1972

Police Story
1973

The Tony Randall Show
1976

Bagdad Cafe
1990

Tanner '88
1988

Separate but Equal
1991

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Rockford Files
1974

Tales from the Crypt
1989

Dear John
1988

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Tony Awards
1956