Cleavon Little
Acting

Cleavon Little

Born 1 June 1939 · Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA · Died 22 October 1992

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).

Known for

Blazing Saddles
ALF
Tales from the Crypt
MacGyver
Vanishing Point
Once Bitten
Fletch Lives
The Love Boat
All in the Family
The Rockford Files
The Waltons
Simon & Simon
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