Cleavon Little
Born
6/1/1939
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Cleavon 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).
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 For31 Movies
Blazing Saddles
1974
★7.2
Fletch Lives
1989
★6.0
Vanishing Point
1971
★7.1
Once Bitten
1985
★5.8
Greased Lightning
1977
★6.4
Scavenger Hunt
1979
★5.6
The Salamander
1981
★5.5
Surf 2
1984
★4.8
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
★6.2
High Risk
1981
★5.9
Toy Soldiers
1984
★4.6
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
★8.1
Separate but Equal
1991
★6.5
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984
★3.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
★7.0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
★6.6
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
★7.3
FM
1978
★6.8
Back in the Saddle
2001
★6.5
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
★6.7
Double Exposure
1982
★4.5
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
★9.0
Jimmy the Kid
1982
★6.1
In the Nick of Time
1991
★5.3
Perfect Harmony
1991
★6.2
Murder by Numbers
1990
★3.3
The Gig
1985
★7.2
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
★1.0
Money to Burn
1973
★6.0
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
★7.0
The Sky Is Gray
1980
★7.0