Cleavon Little
Acting
Born June 1, 1939 · Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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 · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
MacGyver
The Rockford Files
The Waltons
Simon & Simon
American Playhouse
Tales from the Crypt
ALF
All in the Family
The Rookies
Dear John
227
The Mod Squad
Police Story
Felony Squad
Temperatures Rising
The Tony Randall Show
True Colors
Blazing Saddles
Tanner '88
Supertrain
Once Bitten
Bagdad Cafe
Vanishing Point
Separate but Equal
Surf 2
Lincoln
Fletch Lives
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Scavenger Hunt
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
The Salamander
Greased Lightning
Toy Soldiers
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?