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Jun 1, 2014 · 1.7K. Today marks the 75th birthday of Cleavon Little, better known to the world as Sheriff Bart in the classic Western farce Blazing Saddles… Today marks the 75th birthday of Cleavon Little ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Cleavon Little was an American actor who was best recognized for his outstanding portrayal of the character of Sheriff Bart in the Mel Brooks comedy film Blazing Saddles which was released in 1974. Unfortunately, Cleavon died at a relatively young age of 53 in the year 1992.
Oct 23, 1992 · Cleavon Little, 53, who played the sheriff in Mel Brooks' western spoof "Blazing Saddles," won a Tony for "Purlie" and captured an Emmy for his guest role opposite Judd Hirsch in "Dear John," died ...
Sep 29, 2021 · Cleavon Little - he was gay, right? I thought he was hot in Blazing Saddles. He won a Tony Award and died of "colorectal cancer" in 1992. He was married for 2 years in the early to mid-70s according to Wikipedia. Offsite Link.
Other articles where Cleavon Little is discussed: Mel Brooks: Films of the 1970s: Its stellar cast included Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, and Madeline Kahn, who earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress for her parody of Marlene Dietrich’s saloon singer in the classic western Destry Rides Again (1939).
Born in Oklahoma, African American actor Cleavon Little was raised in California where he attended San Diego College. Trained for a performing career at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, Little made his off-Broadway debut in the 1968 political satire MacBird In 1970, he won a Tony award for his work in the Broadway musical Purlie, and within a year was hired as an ensemble player (along ...
