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Cleavon Little
Actor 1939 - 1992

Cleavon Little

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... Read full bio →

Filmography

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16 titles
Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Will Mackenzie 1991 1h 29m

During the 1950s, a private school in the south undergoes racial tension as it experiences desegregation. Can a love of music help ease the pain?

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

1990 23m

This sitcom based on the 1987 indie hit "Bagdad Café" follows two women, a desert motel/diner owner and her guest, whose husbands just left them, as they slowly develop a rocky friendship. Several colorful characters in the motel as well.

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

Michael Ritchie 1989 1h 35m 4.3

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

Once Bitten

Once Bitten

Howard Storm 1985 1h 34m 6.0

A vampire Countess needs to drink the blood of a virgin in order to keep her eternal beauty. It seems that all is hopeless, until she bumps into Mark Kendall.

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

David Fisher 1984 1h 31m 5.0

While on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after them, but they manage to escape and join up with a mercenary fighting the terrorists.

Surf II

Surf II

Randall M. Badat 1983 1h 31m

Evil Nerd Menlo wants to get revenge on some surfers by selling a bad batch of soda called Buzz Cola which turns people into mutant zombies. Its up to Jocko, Chuck, Bob and their surfer buddies to save the day.

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

William Byron Hillman 1982 1h 35m 5.0

A photographer for a men's magazine is haunted by disturbing dreams, in which he slaughters his models. When he learns that these models are dying in real life as they did in his dreams, he begins to go insane.

The Salamander

The Salamander

Peter Zinner 1981 1h 43m 6.0

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

High Risk

High Risk

Stewart Raffill 1981 1h 34m 6.0

Four naive Americans, in need of easy cash, decide to fly to Colombia and raid the safe of a notorious drug lord with connections to the corrupt military regime.

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Michael Schultz 1979 1h 56m 6.0

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.

FM

FM

John A. Alonzo 1978 1h 44m 6.0

When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Norman Campbell 1977 1h 43m

The Brothers Grimm collected German folk and fairy tales in Germany during the early 19th century; eight of their best known stories are presented in this anthology.

Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

Michael Schultz 1977 1h 36m 6.0

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks 1974 1h 33m 6.8

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable.

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

Richard C. Sarafian 1971 1h 39m 8.1

Kowalski, works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Fransisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Ossie Davis 1970 1h 37m 5.0

Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton.

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