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
2014Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Self (archive footage)
2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2001Back in the Saddle
Self (archive footage)
1991Perfect Harmony
Pastor Clarence Johnson
1991Separate But Equal
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
1991In the Nick of Time
Freddy
1990Murder by Numbers
David Selby
1989Fletch Lives
Calculus Entropy
1985Once Bitten
Sebastian
1985The Gig
Marshall WIlson
1984Surf 2
Daddy O
1984Toy Soldiers
Buck
1982Jimmy the Kid
Herb
1982Double Exposure
Police Chief
1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Rolla
1981High Risk
Rockney
1981The Salamander
Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Rabbit Thompson
1980The Sky Is Gray
Monsieur Bayonne
1979Scavenger Hunt
Jackson
1978FM
Prince
1977Greased Lightning
Peewee
1977Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Wolf
1974Blazing Saddles
Bart