Cleavon Little
Acting

Cleavon Little

1939-1992

Known for Blazing Saddles, Vanishing Point, Once Bitten.

6 linked movie credits shown
Born06/01/1939
Died10/22/1992
AgeDied at 53
BirthplaceChickasha, Oklahoma, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asCleavon Jake Little

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).

Movie Credits

Blazing Saddles poster

Blazing Saddles (1974)

As Bart

Western, Comedy

 Vanishing Point poster

Vanishing Point (1971)

As Super Soul

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

 Double Exposure poster

Double Exposure (1982)

As Police Chief

Crime, Horror, Thriller

 Murder by Numbers poster

Murder by Numbers (1990)

As David Selby

Crime, Thriller

 Cotton Comes to Harlem poster

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

As Lo Boy

Action, Comedy, Crime

 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise poster

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)

As Self (archive footage)

Documentary