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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,...
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.
Oct 23, 1992 · Cleavon Little, who portrayed a submissive octogenarian in “I’m Not Rappaport,” won a Tony award for the title role in “Purlie,” but to millions will always be Bart, the puckish black sheriff...
A hard-working, heavily driven man, Little was plagued by ulcers and stomach disorders for much of his life. He died at age 53 of colon cancer in 1992.
A hard-working, heavily driven man, Little was plagued by ulcers and stomach disorders for much of his life. He died at age 53 of colon cancer in 1992.
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.
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. Little died at his Sherman...
Oct 23, 1992 · Little, who died at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks, had been ill for several months, agent Susan Smith said. A gifted actor who played on stage in "MacBeth" and "Hamlet," Little won a Tony Award in 1970 for his Broadway performance in "Purlie.
Oct 23, 1992 · By Joseph McBride. 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...
Oct 23, 1992 · 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...
