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Cleavon Little

Acting

Born: 1939-06-01
Died: 1992-10-22
From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.7

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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Awards & Nominations4 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Dear John

1989
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Dear John

1989
🏆 Won

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Police Story

1976
Nominated

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Police Story

1976
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Blazing Saddles

1975
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

1970
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting56 titles

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
9.0
Movie

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977Sci-Fi
True Colors
8.7
Series

True Colors

1990-1992Comedy
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.2
Movie

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013Documentary
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
Series

Tales from the Crypt

1989-1996Comedy
All in the Family
7.8
Series

All in the Family

1971-1979Comedy
MacGyver
7.7
Series

MacGyver

1985-1992Drama
ALF
7.6
Series

ALF

1986-1990Drama
The Rockford Files
7.6
Series

The Rockford Files

1974-1980Thriller
Lincoln
7.5
Series

Lincoln

1988Drama
Temperatures Rising
7.5
Series

Temperatures Rising

1972-1974Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Gig
7.3
Movie

The Gig

1985Drama
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
7.3
Movie

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971Drama
Blazing Saddles
7.2
Movie

Blazing Saddles

1974Action
The Waltons
7.2
Series

The Waltons

1972-1981Drama
Vanishing Point
7.1
Movie

Vanishing Point

1971Action
The Day the Earth Moved
7.0
Movie

The Day the Earth Moved

1974Drama
The Sky Is Gray
7.0
Movie

The Sky Is Gray

1980Drama
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
7.0
Movie

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

1982Drama
Police Story
7.0
Series

Police Story

1973-1988Action
The Rookies
6.9
Series

The Rookies

1972-1976Drama
Tanner '88
6.9
Series

Tanner '88

1988Comedy
FM
6.8
Movie

FM

1978Comedy
227
6.8
Series

227

1985-1990Comedy
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
6.7
Movie

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968Comedy
Simon & Simon
6.7
Series

Simon & Simon

1981-1989Drama
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
6.6
Movie

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

1981Drama
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Back in the Saddle
6.5
Movie

Back in the Saddle

2001Documentary
Separate But Equal
6.5
Movie

Separate But Equal

1991Drama
Felony Squad
6.5
Series

Felony Squad

1966-1969Thriller
Greased Lightning
6.4
Movie

Greased Lightning

1977Action
The Tony Randall Show
6.4
Series

The Tony Randall Show

1976-1978Comedy
The Love Boat
6.3
Series

The Love Boat

1977-1987Drama
Perfect Harmony
6.2
Movie

Perfect Harmony

1991Drama
Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.2
Movie

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970Action
The Mod Squad
6.1
Series

The Mod Squad

1968-1973Action
Fletch Lives
6.0
Movie

Fletch Lives

1989Comedy
High Risk
6.0
Movie

High Risk

1981Action
Money to Burn
6.0
Movie

Money to Burn

1973Thriller
Separate but Equal
6.0
Series

Separate but Equal

1991Drama
Once Bitten
5.8
Movie

Once Bitten

1985Comedy
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Dear John
5.7
Series

Dear John

1988-1992Comedy
Scavenger Hunt
5.6
Movie

Scavenger Hunt

1979Comedy
Bagdad Cafe
5.6
Series

Bagdad Cafe

1990-1991Comedy
Supertrain
5.6
Series

Supertrain

1979Action
The Salamander
5.5
Movie

The Salamander

1981Thriller
In the Nick of Time
5.3
Movie

In the Nick of Time

1991Comedy
Jimmy the Kid
5.0
Movie

Jimmy the Kid

1982Comedy
Surf 2
4.8
Movie

Surf 2

1984Comedy
Toy Soldiers
4.6
Movie

Toy Soldiers

1984Drama
Double Exposure
4.5
Movie

Double Exposure

1982Thriller
Murder by Numbers
3.2
Movie

Murder by Numbers

1990Thriller
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
1.0
Movie

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

2014Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama