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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Blazing Saddles (1974) — Bart
2. ALF (1986) — George Foley
3. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
4. MacGyver (1985) — Frank Colton
5. Vanishing Point (1971) — Super Soul
6. Once Bitten (1985) — Sebastian
7. Fletch Lives (1989) — Calculus Entropy
8. The Love Boat (1977) — Andrew Hopkins
9. All in the Family (1971) — Coke
10. The Rockford Files (1974) — Billy Merrihew
11. The Waltons (1972)
12. Simon & Simon (1981)
13. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
14. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) — Lo Boy
15. Greased Lightning (1977) — Peewee
16. 227 (1985)
17. Scavenger Hunt (1979) — Jackson
18. High Risk (1981) — Rockney
19. The Salamander (1981) — Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
20. The Mod Squad (1968)
21. Double Exposure (1982) — Police Chief
22. Toy Soldiers (1984) — Buck
23. Surf 2 (1984) — Daddy O
24. FM (1978) — Prince
25. The Rookies (1972)
26. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) — Hawthorne Dooley
27. Dear John (1988) — Tony Larkin
28. Police Story (1973)
29. Separate but Equal (1991) — Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
30. Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013) — Self (archive footage)
31. Lincoln (1988) — Frederick Douglass
32. Perfect Harmony (1991) — Pastor Clarence Johnson
33. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
34. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
35. What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) — Phil
36. Tanner '88 (1988) — Rev. Billy Crier
37. American Playhouse (1982) — Ned Shaw
38. In the Nick of Time (1991) — Freddy
39. Felony Squad (1966)
40. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981) — Rabbit Thompson