The Fall Guy
1981
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Versatile, charismatic actor Cleavon Little was born on June 1, 1939, in Oklahoma but grew up in California and attended San Diego College. He earned a scholarship to Juilliard and moved to New York, then trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and was soon appearing off-Broadway.
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...
Oct 23, 1992 · Cleavon Little, actor, born Chickasha Oklahoma 1 June 1939, died Los Angeles 22 October 1992. WHEN Richard Pryor withdrew from the cast of Mel Brooks's riotous western spoof Blazing Saddles in...
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.
Cleavon Little. Marianna Diamos / Los Angeles Times. Stars. Film: South side of the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Actor Born June 1, 1939 in Chickasha, Okla. Died Oct. 22, 1992 of colon...
Oct 23, 1992 · By Staff. Oct 23, 1992. 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 Thursday, his talent...
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 ,”...
