Deceased

How Did Cleavon Little Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 53

Also known asCleavon Jake LittleGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/06/1939Born inChickasha, Oklahoma, USADied22/10/1992 (aged 53)Died inSherman OaksCausecolorectal cancerWikidataQ1099628 ↗TMDb#68091 ↗

Cleavon Jake Little was an American 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 (1972–1974).

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Filmography53 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2014	Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild WestMovie	Self (archive footage)	75
2013	Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseMovie	Self (archive footage)	74
2001	Back in the SaddleMovie	Self (archive footage)	62
1991	Separate But EqualMovie	Robert L. 'Bob' Carter	52
1991	Separate but EqualSeries	Robert L. 'Bob' Carter	52
1991	In the Nick of TimeMovie	Freddy	52
1991	Perfect HarmonyMovie	Pastor Clarence Johnson	52
1990	Goin' to ChicagoMovie	—	51
1990	Bagdad CafeSeries	Sal	51
1990	True ColorsSeries	Ron Freeman	51
1990	Murder by NumbersMovie	David Selby	51
1989	Tales from the CryptSeries	Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")	50
1989	Fletch LivesMovie	Calculus Entropy	50
1988	Dear JohnSeries	Tony Larkin	49
1988	Tanner '88Series	Rev. Billy Crier	49
1988	LincolnSeries	Frederick Douglass	49
1986	ALFSeries	George Foley	47
1985	MacGyverSeries	Frank Colton	46
1985	227Series	—	46
1985	The GigMovie	Marshall WIlson	46
1984	E. Nick: A Legend in His Own MindMovie	Edmundo	45
1984	Toy SoldiersMovie	Buck	45
1984	Surf 2Movie	Daddy O	45
1982	Double ExposureMovie	Police Chief	43
1982	A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionMovie	Rolla	43
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	—	42
1981	High RiskMovie	Rockney	42
1981	The SalamanderMovie	Major Carl Malinowski, USMC	42
1981	Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeMovie	Rabbit Thompson	42
1980	The Sky Is GrayMovie	Monsieur Bayonne	41
1979	Scavenger HuntMovie	Jackson	40
1979	SupertrainSeries	Preacher Ross	40
1978	FMMovie	Prince	39
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Andrew Hopkins	38
1977	Once Upon a Brothers GrimmMovie	Wolf	38
1976	The Tony Randall ShowSeries	—	37
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Billy Merrihew	35
1974	Blazing SaddlesMovie	Bart	35
1974	The Day the Earth MovedMovie	Harley Copeland	35
1973	Police StorySeries	—	34
1973	Money to BurnMovie	Calvin Baker	34
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	33
1972	The WaltonsSeries	—	33
1972	Temperatures RisingSeries	Jerry Noland	33
1971	All in the FamilySeries	Coke	32
1971	Vanishing PointMovie	Super Soul	32
1970	Cotton Comes to HarlemMovie	Lo Boy	31
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	—	29
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Movie	Phil	29
1966	Felony SquadSeries	—	27
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	23
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	23
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	22