Cleavon Little
Actor
Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 19...Theatre. 1985 Herb Gardner's I'm Not Rappaport opens tonight at the Booth Theatre with a cast that includes Judd Hirsch and Cleavon Little. The replacements later on in this show, which runs for 890 performances, are Ossie Davis and... In this article: Herb Gardner, Savion Glover, Broadway, Charles Boyer, Judd Hirsch, Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, Ossie Davis, and New York City |
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Moderate Voice | November 13, 2009
Obama vs Karzai Over Exit Strategy
...and Karzai knows it. A former US ambassador there puts it this way: "You know that scene in the movie 'Blazing Saddles,' when Cleavon Little holds the gun to his own head and threatens to shoot himself? The argument that we could pull out...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, White House, US, George W. Bush, Blazing Saddles, and Asia
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 11, 2009
In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage
...leverage does the United States really have over the Afghan leader? "You know that scene in the movie 'Blazing Saddles,' when Cleavon Little holds the gun to his own head and threatens to shoot himself?" asked Ronald E. Neumann, a former...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban, White House, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Pakistan, and Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Cleavon Little
Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 - October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor , best known for his lead role as Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s...
In this article: Richard Pryor, Juilliard, Murray Schisgal, Dustin Hoffman, Blazing Saddles, Ronald Ribman, and Wendell Scott
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Wikipedia | October 29, 2009
I Get a Kick out of You
...CD, "Night and Day," but on the recording, Morris sings the original second verse. In the film, Blazing Saddles, Bart (Cleavon Little) and his fellow workers are urged to sing a "Nigger work song." They then commence a rendition of "I...
In this article: I Get a Kick out of You, Cole Porter, Lindbergh kidnapping, Cocaine, Anything Goes, Frank Sinatra, Night and Day, Louise Gold, and William Bolcom
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Wikipedia | September 20, 2009
Purlie
It later transferred to the Winter Garden and then the ANTA Playhouse before completing its 688-performance run. The cast included Cleavon Little as Purlie, John Heffernan as Cotchipee, Melba Moore as Lutiebelle, and C. David Colson as...
In this article: Purlie, Philip Rose, Melba Moore, Ossie Davis, Alan Alda, and Linda Hopkins
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Every Day Should be Saturday | July 15, 2009
MUSTACHE WEDNESDAY: RICHARD PRYOR
...by Richard Pryor. He was actually was Mel's first choice for 'Sheriff Bart', but the studio heads said 'no' due to his noteriety. While Cleavon Little's performance was superb, I've always wondered how it would have been with Richard in the...
In this article: Richard Pryor, Mudbone, Netflix, Dane Cook, PBS, Blazing Saddles, and West Virginia
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Asbury Park Press | June 04, 2009
Couple bring Gifts to film festival
Next up for the Seldens will be a movie version of Neil's 1969 off-Broadway play "Someone's Comin' Hungry," which starred Cleavon Little and Blythe Danner. "It didn't stay around for very long," said Neil of the original off-Broadway run...
In this article: Dog, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Salvadoran Civil War, Blythe Danner, and New Brunswick
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Wikipedia | March 22, 2009
Temperatures Rising
...into a private medical facility owned by Martha Mercy (Sudie Bond) and run by her penny-pinching son Paul (Paul Lynde). Cleavon Little was the sole survivor of the original cast. Media reports at the time stated that ABC research indicated that...
In this article: Temperatures Rising, Paul Lynde, James Whitmore, William Asher, Bewitched, Surgery, Screen Gems, and Alice Ghostley
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | January 10, 2009
TV films of the week
...Scott Thomas a should be filed under guilty pleasures. (1998) The original spoof western, directed by Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little as the sheriff, and Gene Wilder as his deputy. Forget the plot, this is an endless gagfest with a...
In this article: Tom Hanks, Baked beans, Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Redford, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, and Scotland
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Huffington Post | September 10, 2008
Ron Galloway: Where are the White Women At?
stumble digg reddit del.ico.us news trust mixx.com In the opening of Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, Cleavon Little rides in sartorial splendor coolly across the desert to rescue a town beset by buffoons. He joins forces with an older,...
In this article: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Slim Pickens, Mel Brooks, Blazing Saddles, Reddit, and Wal-Mart
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Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, best known for his lead role as Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s situation-comedy television series program Temperatures Rising. In 1978 he played "The Prince of Darkness" in the radio station comedy FM. He was also in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers and acted out the role of Super Soul in the film Vanishing Point in 1971.
- Name At Birth:
- Cleavon Jake Little
- Birth Date:
- June 01, 1939
- Birthplace:
- Chickasha, Oklahoma
- Death Date:
- October 22, 1992
- Place of Death:
- Sherman Oaks, California, USA
- Spouse:
- Valerie Wiggins
- Occupation:
- Actor, theatre actor, film actor
- Years Active:
- 1964-1992
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