Cleavon was born on June 1,1939 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Cleavon Little passed away on October 22, 1992 in Sherman Oaks, California from colon cancer.

Little won the Tony award for the musical, "Purlie". Cleavon Little's success started with the 1972 sitcom "Temperature's Rising." Cleavon Little won the role of Sheriff Bart in BLAZING SADDLES.

Cleavon Little's television credits include the 1964 soap: ANOTHER WORLD.

Cleavon's other notable credits include...

GOIN' TO CHICAGO (1991)

MURDER BY NUMBERS (1990)

FLETCH LIVES (1989)

TOY SOLDIERS (1984)

GREASED LIGHTNING (1977)

BLAZING SADDLES (1974)