Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

​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.

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2014

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/6/2014

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/20/2013

2001

Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/19/2001

1991

Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
Movie - Released: 3/31/1991
Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Movie - Released: 4/7/1991
In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time
as Freddy
Movie - Released: 12/16/1991
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
TV - Released: 4/7/1991

1990

Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers
as David Selby
Movie - Released: 9/30/1990
Movie
Goin' to Chicago
Movie - Released: 3/10/1990
True Colors
True Colors
as Ron Freeman
TV - Released: 9/2/1990
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe
as Sal
TV - Released: 3/30/1990

1989

Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives
as Calculus Entropy
Movie - Released: 3/17/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Lincoln
Lincoln
as Frederick Douglass
TV - Released: 3/27/1988
Tanner '88
Tanner '88
as Rev. Billy Crier
TV - Released: 2/15/1988
Dear John
Dear John
as Tony Larkin
TV - Released: 10/6/1988

1987

ALF’s Special Christmas
ALF’s Special Christmas
as George Foley
Movie - Released: 12/14/1987

1986

ALF
ALF
as George Foley
TV - Released: 9/22/1986

1985

Once Bitten
Once Bitten
as Sebastian
Movie - Released: 11/15/1985
The Gig
The Gig
as Marshall WIlson
Movie - Released: 11/25/1985
227
227
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Frank Colton
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
as Daddy O
Movie - Released: 1/13/1984
Movie
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
as Edmundo
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers
as Buck
Movie - Released: 11/1/1984

1982

Jimmy the Kid
Jimmy the Kid
as Herb
Movie - Released: 11/12/1982
Double Exposure
Double Exposure
as Police Chief
Movie - Released: 9/3/1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Rolla
Movie - Released: 2/17/1982

1981

High Risk
High Risk
as Rockney
Movie - Released: 5/1/1981
The Salamander
The Salamander
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
Movie - Released: 4/25/1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Rabbit Thompson
Movie - Released: 5/31/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1980

The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray
as Monsieur Bayonne
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980

1979

Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt
as Jackson
Movie - Released: 12/21/1979

1978

FM
FM
as Prince
Movie - Released: 4/20/1978

1977

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning
as Peewee
Movie - Released: 7/1/1977
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Wolf
Movie - Released: 11/23/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Andrew Hopkins
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show
TV - Released: 9/23/1976

1974

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
as Bart
Movie - Released: 2/7/1974
The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved
as Harley Copeland
Movie - Released: 9/18/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Billy Merrihew
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Money to Burn
Money to Burn
as Calvin Baker
Movie - Released: 10/27/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
TV
Temperatures Rising
as Jerry Noland
TV - Released: 9/12/1972

1971

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
as Super Soul
Movie - Released: 1/15/1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Hawthorne Dooley
Movie - Released: 12/19/1971
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Coke
TV - Released: 1/12/1971

1970

Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
as Lo Boy
Movie - Released: 5/27/1970

1968

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Phil
Movie - Released: 5/24/1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1966

Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956