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- 1939-06-01
- Died
- 1992-10-22
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Acting · Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
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…
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- Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West — Self (archive footage)2014
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self (archive footage)2013
- Back in the Saddle — Self (archive footage)2001
- Perfect Harmony — Pastor Clarence Johnson1991
- Separate But Equal — Robert L. 'Bob' Carter1991
- In the Nick of Time — Freddy1991
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1939 births1992 deaths20th-century African-American male actors20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American male actors20th-century American male singers20th-century American singersAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts alumniAmerican male film actorsAmerican male musical theatre actorsAmerican male stage actorsAmerican male television actors