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