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Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award.His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom Temperatures Rising ...
Oct 23, 1992 · Cleavon Little, the actor best remembered for his role as a black sheriff hired to save a redneck town in Mel Brooks's 1974 comedy "Blazing Saddles," died yesterday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Oct 23, 1992 · Tony Winner Cleavon Little Dies at Age 53 : Entertainer: The actor was known to millions as the black sheriff in the movie comedy ‘Blazing Saddles.’
Oct 23, 1992 · Actor Cleavon Little, best known for his role as the black sheriff in the Western comedy ``Blazing Saddles,'' died of colon cancer Thursday at his home. He was 52. The actor's agent and friend Susan Smith said Little was surrounded by close friends and his family when he died at 7:25 a.m. in his suburban home in Sherman Oaks.
Oct 23, 1992 · Cleavon Little, actor, born Chickasha Oklahoma 1 June 1939, died Los Angeles 22 October 1992.
Oct 23, 1992 · Actor Cleavon Little Dies. Oct 23, 1992. AP. LOS ANGELES - Cleavon Little, who played the black sheriff who took on a redneck town in the smash 1974 comedy "Blazing Saddles," died of colon cancer at his home yesterday, his talent agency said. Little was 53, said Doug Smith, an assistant to Little's agent.
Oct 12, 2005 · Cleavon Little, who starred as the sheriff who cleans up a town of bumbling rednecks in the movie Blazing Saddles, died Thursday of colon cancer. He was 53.
Oct 23, 1992 · LOS ANGELES (Reuter) - Cleavon Little, the actor best known for his role as the sheriff in the comedy film "Blazing Saddles," died Thursday of colon cancer at the age of 54, his agent said. Little, who died at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks, had been ill for several months, agent Susan Smith said. ...
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 ...
Oct 22, 1992 · LOS ANGELES -- Actor Cleavon Little, best known for his role as the black sheriff in the Western comedy 'Blazing Saddles,' died of colon cancer Thursday at his home. He was 53. The actor's agent ...
