7.2
Movie
Acting
Cleavon Little
- Born
- Died
- (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
- Credits
- 59 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
7.6
TV
ALF
8.0
TV
Tales from the Crypt
7.7
TV
MacGyver
7.1
Movie
Vanishing Point
5.8
Movie
Once Bitten
6.0
Movie
Fletch Lives
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
7.8
TV
All in the Family
7.6
TV
The Rockford Files
7.1
TV
The Waltons
6.7
TV
Simon & Simon
6.2
Movie
Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.4
Movie
Greased Lightning
6.8
TV
227
5.6
Movie
Scavenger Hunt
5.9
Movie
High Risk
5.3
Movie
The Salamander
Acting credits 59
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Back in the Saddle Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | In the Nick of Time Film | Freddy |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal Film | Robert L. 'Bob' Carter |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal TV | Robert L. 'Bob' Carter (2 ep) |
| 1991 | Perfect Harmony Film | Pastor Clarence Johnson |
| 1990 | Murder by Numbers Film | David Selby |
| 1990 | True Colors TV | Ron Freeman (21 ep) |
| 1990 | Bagdad Cafe TV | Sal (15 ep) |
| 1990 | Goin' to Chicago Film | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt TV | Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Fletch Lives Film | Calculus Entropy |
| 1988 | Dear John TV | Tony Larkin (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Lincoln TV | Frederick Douglass (2 ep) |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 TV | Rev. Billy Crier (1 ep) |
| 1986 | ALF TV | George Foley (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Gig Film | Marshall WIlson |
| 1985 | Once Bitten Film | Sebastian |
| 1985 | MacGyver TV | Frank Colton (2 ep) |
| 1985 | 227 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Toy Soldiers Film | Buck |
| 1984 | Surf 2 Film | Daddy O |
| 1984 | E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind Film | Edmundo |
| 1982 | Jimmy the Kid Film | Herb |
| 1982 | Double Exposure Film | Police Chief |
| 1982 | A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion Film | Rolla |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Ned Shaw (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon TV | (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige Film | Rabbit Thompson |
| 1981 | High Risk Film | Rockney |
| 1981 | The Salamander Film | Major Carl Malinowski, USMC |
| 1980 | The Sky Is Gray Film | Monsieur Bayonne |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt Film | Jackson |
| 1979 | Supertrain TV | Preacher Ross (1 ep) |
| 1978 | FM Film | Prince |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Film | Wolf |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Andrew Hopkins (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Greased Lightning Film | Peewee |
| 1976 | The Tony Randall Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Day the Earth Moved Film | Harley Copeland |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files TV | Billy Merrihew (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles Film | Bart |
| 1973 | Money to Burn Film | Calvin Baker |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Waltons TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising TV | Jerry Noland (47 ep) |
| 1972 | The Rookies TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Film | Hawthorne Dooley |
| 1971 | Vanishing Point Film | Super Soul |
| 1971 | All in the Family TV | Coke (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Cotton Comes to Harlem Film | Lo Boy |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad TV | (1 ep) |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? Film | Phil |
| 1966 | Felony Squad TV | (2 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Nominee / Performer (1 ep) |