1974Nominee
Best Performance
Blazing Saddles
Cleavon Little
Actor
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
June 1, 1939
Biography
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1971Nominee
Best Performance
Vanishing Point
1989Nominee
Best Performance
Fletch Lives
Career Highlights
1985Highlight
Best Performance
Once Bitten
1984Highlight
Best Performance
Surf 2
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Blazing Saddles
Vanishing Point
Fletch Lives