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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.
Filmography
all 56
Movies 32
TV Shows 24
self 4
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
Movie
Super Soul
Audioslave: Audioslave (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Back in the Saddle (2001)
Movie
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Separate but Equal (1991)
TV
Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Separate But Equal (1991)
Movie
Pastor Clarence Johnson
Perfect Harmony (1991)
Movie
David Selby
Murder by Numbers (1990)
Movie
Ron Freeman
True Colors (1990)
TV
Pack Brightman
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Calculus
Fletch Lives (1989)
Movie
6.18
Tony Larkin
Dear John (1988)
TV
Frederick Douglass
Lincoln (1988)
TV
Rev. Billy Crier
Tanner '88 (1988)
TV
George Foley
ALF’s Special Christmas (1987)
Movie
George Foley
ALF (1986)
TV
7.2
Marshall Wilson
The Gig (1985)
Movie
Sebastian
Once Bitten (1985)
Movie
Frank Colton
MacGyver (1985)
TV
5.87
Police Chief
Double Exposure (1982)
Movie
Rockney
High Risk (1981)
Movie
4
Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
The Salamander (1981)
Movie
Monsieur Bayonne
The Sky Is Gray (1980)
Movie
Jackson
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
Movie
Prince
FM (1978)
Movie
Wolf (segment "Little Red Riding Hood")
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)
Movie
Andrew Hopkins
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Harley Copeland
The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
Movie
Billy Merrihew
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Calvin Baker
Money to Burn (1973)
Movie
Dr. Jerry Noland
Temperatures Rising (1972)
TV
Hawthorne Dooley
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Movie
Super Soul
Vanishing Point (1971)
Movie
1
Self - Nominee / Performer
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1939-06-01
Deathday1992-10-22 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceChickasha, Oklahoma, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesOklahoma, United States of America
Also Known AsCleavon Jake Little
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
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