Cleavon Little
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Cleavon Little
Once Bitten
1985
High Risk
1981
Filmography
Acting (32)
2014
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild Westas Self (archive footage)
1.0
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noiseas Self (archive footage)
8.1
2001
Back in the Saddleas Self (archive footage)
6.5
1991
In the Nick of Timeas Freddy
5.3
1991
Separate but Equalas Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
6.5
1991
Perfect Harmonyas Pastor Clarence Johnson
6.2
1990
Murder by Numbersas David Selby
3.3
1990
5.0
1989
Fletch Livesas Calculus Entropy
6.0
1985
The Gigas Marshall WIlson
7.2
1985
Once Bittenas Sebastian
5.8
1984
Toy Soldiersas Buck
4.6
1984
Surf 2as Daddy O
4.7
1984
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mindas Edmundo
3.0
1982
Jimmy the Kidas Herb
6.1
1982
Double Exposureas Police Chief
4.5
1982
7.0
1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paigeas Rabbit Thompson
6.6
1981
High Riskas Rockney
5.9
1981
The Salamanderas Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
5.4
1980
The Sky Is Grayas Monsieur Bayonne
7.0
1979
Scavenger Huntas Jackson
5.6
1978
FMas Prince
6.8
1977
Once Upon a Brothers Grimmas Wolf
9.0
1977
Greased Lightningas Peewee
6.4
1974
The Day the Earth Movedas Harley Copeland
7.0
1974
Blazing Saddlesas Bart
7.2
1973
Money to Burnas Calvin Baker
6.0
1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Storyas Hawthorne Dooley
7.3
1971
Vanishing Pointas Super Soul
7.1
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlemas Lo Boy
6.2
1968
6.7