Cleavon Little
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. In 1978 he played "The Prince of Darkness" in the radio station comedy FM. He was also in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers and acted out the role of Super Soul in the film Vanishing Point in 1971.
Known for
Acting59
movieBlaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieBack in the Saddle
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieSeparate but Equal
1991
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
tvSeparate but Equal
1991
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
moviePerfect Harmony
1991
Pastor Clarence Johnson
movieMurder by Numbers
1990
David Selby
tvTrue Colors
1990
Ron Freeman
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
movieFletch Lives
1989
Calculus Entropy
tvDear John
1988
Tony Larkin
tvLincoln
1988
Frederick Douglass
tvTanner '88
1988
Rev. Billy Crier
tvALF
1986
George Foley
movieThe Gig
1985
Marshall WIlson
movieOnce Bitten
1985
Sebastian
tvMacGyver
1985
Frank Colton
movieSurf 2
1984
Daddy O
movieDouble Exposure
1982
Police Chief
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Ned Shaw
movieDon't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
Rabbit Thompson
movieHigh Risk
1981
Rockney
movieThe Salamander
1981
Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
movieThe Sky Is Gray
1980
Monsieur Bayonne
movieScavenger Hunt
1979
Jackson
tvSupertrain
1979
Preacher Ross
movieFM
1978
Prince
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Andrew Hopkins
movieThe Day the Earth Moved
1974
Harley Copeland
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Billy Merrihew
movieMoney to Burn
1973
Calvin Baker
tvTemperatures Rising
1972
Jerry Noland
movieThe Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
Hawthorne Dooley
movieVanishing Point
1971
Super Soul
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Performer