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Portrait of Cleavon Little

Acting

Cleavon Little

Career

Active from 1971 to 1991, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cleavon Little Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.5, average 4.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • 80s Action Thriller 2
  • Explosive Action 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

7 titles · average score 70
In the Nick of Time
In the Nick of Time (1991)

as Freddy

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

as Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Pastor Clarence Johnson

True Colors
True Colors (1990)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Ron Freeman

Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe (1990)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Sal

Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers (1990)

as David Selby

1980s

22 titles · average score 60
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Calculus Entropy

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Pack Brightman (segment "This'll Kill Ya")

ALF
ALF (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as George Foley

Once Bitten
Once Bitten (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sebastian

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Frank Colton

The Gig
The Gig (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Marshall WIlson

Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers (1984)
GoodWatch score 47

as Buck

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984)

as Edmundo

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)

as Rabbit Thompson

The Salamander
The Salamander (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

as Major Carl Malinowski, USMC

High Risk
High Risk (1981)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rockney

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

1970s

19 titles · average score 63
Scavenger Hunt
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jackson

Supertrain
Supertrain (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Preacher Ross

FM
FM (1978)
GoodWatch score 42

as Prince

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Andrew Hopkins

Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

as Peewee

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bart

The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Harley Copeland

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Billy Merrihew

Temperatures Rising
Temperatures Rising (1972)

TV show · as Jerry Noland

The Waltons
The Waltons (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Super Soul

All in the Family
All in the Family (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Coke

1960s

3 titles · average score 58
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
GoodWatch score 62

as Phil

Felony Squad
Felony Squad (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show