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Cleavon Little

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American actor (1939-1992)

United StatesActorsLived 1939 to 1992 · aged 53
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Cleavon Jake Little was an American actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr.

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Melba Moore and Little in the Broadway musical Purlie (1970)Melba Moore and Little in the Broadway musical Purlie (1970)

Filmography 32

Blazing Saddles1974 · ★ 7.2
Vanishing Point1971 · ★ 7.1
Fletch Lives1989 · ★ 6.0
Once Bitten1985 · ★ 5.8
Cotton Comes to Harlem1970 · ★ 6.2
Greased Lightning1977
Scavenger Hunt1979
High Risk1981
The Salamander1981
Surf 21984
Toy Soldiers1984
Double Exposure1982
FM1978
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story1971
Separate But Equal1991
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013
Perfect Harmony1991
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?1968
In the Nick of Time1991
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige1981
The Day the Earth Moved1974
The Gig1985
Jimmy the Kid1982
Money to Burn1973
Murder by Numbers1990
Back in the Saddle2001
Goin' to Chicago1990
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind1984
The Sky Is Gray1980
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion1982
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm1977
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West2014

58 credits on file

Television 24

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The Love Boat1977
MacGyver1985
The Waltons1972
ALF1986
Simon & Simon1981
The Mike Douglas Show1961
The Rockford Files1974
Tales from the Crypt1989
Tony Awards1956
The Merv Griffin Show1962
The Rookies1972
All in the Family1971
2271985
Dear John1988
The Mod Squad1968
Police Story1973
Felony Squad1966
Tanner '881988
Supertrain1979
The Tony Randall Show1976
Lincoln1988
Temperatures Rising1972
True Colors1990

Awards 4

1989Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
1976NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
1970Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Connected to Cleavon 6

Lindsay WagnerAlso in High Risk (1981)Jonathan WintersAlso in E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984)A MartinezAlso in In the Nick of Time (1991)Megan MullallyAlso in Once Bitten (1985)Martin BalsamAlso in The Salamander (1981)Mildred NatwickAlso in Money to Burn (1973)

About this person

Cleavon Jake Little was an American actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom Temperatures Rising (1972-1974). While starring in the sitcom, Little appeared in what has become his signature role, portraying Sheriff Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy film Blazing Saddles.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 1992 · aged 53
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19 languages

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