Acting
Cleavon Little
EN cinema · 32 credits
Born
1 June 1939
Died
22 October 1992 (aged 53)
Birthplace
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Cleavon Jake Little
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).
Known for
Filmography
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Separate but Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
In the Nick of Time
as Freddy
Murder by Numbers
as David Selby
Fletch Lives
as Calculus Entropy
Once Bitten
as Sebastian
The Gig
as Marshall WIlson
Surf 2
as Daddy O
Toy Soldiers
as Buck
Jimmy the Kid
as Herb
Double Exposure
as Police Chief
High Risk
as Rockney
The Salamander
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Rabbit Thompson
The Sky Is Gray
as Monsieur Bayonne
Scavenger Hunt
as Jackson
FM
as Prince
Greased Lightning
as Peewee
Blazing Saddles
as Bart
The Day the Earth Moved
as Harley Copeland
Money to Burn
as Calvin Baker
Vanishing Point
as Super Soul
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Hawthorne Dooley
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Lo Boy
