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).
Acted in 51
1990s
- 1991
In the Nick of Time
Freddy
Separate but Equal
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Separate but Equal
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter · 2 episodes
Perfect Harmony
Pastor Clarence Johnson
- 1990
Murder by Numbers
David Selby
Bagdad Cafe
Sal · 15 episodes
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Lincoln
Frederick Douglass · 2 episodes
- 1986
- 1985
The Gig
Marshall WIlson
- 1984
Toy Soldiers
Buck
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
Edmundo
- 1982
Jimmy the Kid
Herb
- 1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Rabbit Thompson
- 1980
The Sky Is Gray
Monsieur Bayonne
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
FM
Prince
- 1977
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Wolf
Greased Lightning
Peewee
- 1976
- 1974
The Day the Earth Moved
Harley Copeland
- 1973
Money to Burn
Calvin Baker
- 1972
- 1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Hawthorne Dooley
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Phil
- 1966
Appearances7
2010s
- 2014
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Self (archive footage)
- 2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2001
Back in the Saddle
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
