Acting credits
54
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Cleavon Little
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.9
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Movies: 31Series: 23
TMDB ID: 68091
IMDb ID: nm0001476
Known for: Acting
Born: June 1, 1939
Died: October 22, 1992
Age: 53
Place of birth: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2014
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q1099628
Also known as
Cleavon Jake Little
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Cleavon Little.
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
8.2
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
6.0
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
2001 Movie
5.0
In the Nick of Time
as Freddy
1991 Movie
6.5
Separate But Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
1991 Movie
6.1
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Clarence Johnson
1991 Movie
1.0
Murder by Numbers
as David Selby
1990 Movie
6.0
Fletch Lives
as Calculus Entropy
1989 Movie
7.2
ALF’s Special Christmas
as George Foley
1987 Movie
7.0
The Gig
as Marshall WIlson
1985 Movie
5.8
Once Bitten
as Sebastian
1985 Movie
4.2
Toy Soldiers
as Buck
1984 Movie
4.6
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
as Daddy O
1984 Movie
5.1
Jimmy the Kid
as Herb
1982 Movie
4.2
Double Exposure
as Police Chief
1982 Movie
6.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Rolla
1982 Movie
6.0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Rabbit Thompson
1981 Movie
5.8
High Risk
as Rockney
1981 Movie
5.3
The Salamander
as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
1981 Movie
4.0
The Sky Is Gray
as Monsieur Bayonne
1980 Movie
5.6
Scavenger Hunt
as Jackson
1979 Movie
6.7
FM
as Prince
1978 Movie
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Wolf
1977 Movie
6.3
Greased Lightning
as Peewee
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Cleavon Little.
6.0
Separate but Equal
as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter • 2 eps
1991 Series
8.5
True Colors
as Ron Freeman • 21 eps
1990 Series
5.0
Bagdad Cafe
as Sal • 15 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya") • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.5
Dear John
as Tony Larkin • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.3
Lincoln
as Frederick Douglass • 2 eps
1988 Series
6.6
Tanner '88
as Rev. Billy Crier • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.7
ALF
as George Foley • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Frank Colton • 2 eps
1985 Series
6.7
227
1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
1 eps
1981 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Andrew Hopkins • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.2
The Tony Randall Show
1 eps
1976 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Billy Merrihew • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
7.2
The Waltons
1 eps
1972 Series
5.0
Temperatures Rising
as Jerry Noland • 47 eps
1972 Series
6.8
The Rookies
1 eps
1972 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Coke • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.2
The Mod Squad
1 eps
1968 Series
6.4
Felony Squad
2 eps
1966 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series