Cleavon Little
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 performance, portraying Sheriff Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy film Blazing Saddles.
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🎬 Movies
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
actor
2013
Separate But Equal
actor
1991
Murder by Numbers
actor
1990
Fletch Lives
actor
1989
Once Bitten
actor
1985
Toy Soldiers
actor
1984
Surf 2
actor
1984
Jimmy the Kid
actor
1982
Double Exposure
actor
1982
High Risk
actor
1981
The Salamander
actor
1981
Scavenger Hunt
actor
1979
FM
actor
1978
Greased Lightning
actor
1977
The Day the Earth Moved
actor
1974
Blazing Saddles
actor
1974
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
actor
1971
Vanishing Point
actor
1971
Cotton Comes to Harlem
actor
1970
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
actor
1968
