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Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 01, 1939
Died Oct 22, 1992 (53)
Birthplace Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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​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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In the Nick of Time

In the Nick of Time

1991

as Freddy

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

1991

as Pastor Clarence Johnson

Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

1990

as David Selby

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

1989

as Calculus Entropy

ALF’s Special Christmas

ALF’s Special Christmas

1987

as George Foley

The Gig

The Gig

1985

as Marshall WIlson

Once Bitten

Once Bitten

1985

as Sebastian

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

1984

as Buck

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1982

as Police Chief

Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid

1982

as Herb

High Risk

High Risk

1981

as Rockney

The Salamander

The Salamander

1981

as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC

The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

1980

as Monsieur Bayonne

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979

as Jackson

FM

FM

1978

as Prince

Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

1977

as Peewee

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Bart

The Day the Earth Moved

The Day the Earth Moved

1974

as Harley Copeland

Money to Burn

Money to Burn

1973

as Calvin Baker

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1971

as Super Soul

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971

as Hawthorne Dooley

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

as Lo Boy

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Television Credits

Temperatures Rising

as Jerry Noland

Episodes: 47

First Aired: Sep 12, 1972

True Colors

as Ron Freeman

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 02, 1990

Bagdad Cafe

as Sal

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Mar 30, 1990

MacGyver

as Frank Colton

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Lincoln

as Frederick Douglass

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 27, 1988

Separate but Equal

as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 07, 1991

The Love Boat

as Andrew Hopkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

All in the Family

as Coke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

ALF

as George Foley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1986

Tanner '88

as Rev. Billy Crier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 1988

The Rockford Files

as Billy Merrihew

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Tales from the Crypt

as Pack Brightman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Dear John

as Tony Larkin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1988

Felony Squad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

227

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Waltons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

The Tony Randall Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1976

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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