Versatile, charismatic African-American 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. Classically trained (Hamlet A Midsummer ... See full bio
Cleavon Little movies and series available to watch on Amazon, Netflix, Hulu : 1st ratings based on IMDB, 2nd rating - Netflix / Rotten Tomatos users: |
* | Movie Title (sort) | Year | Genres (sort) | Director / Creators | Leading Actors | Netflix | |
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8.2 | Blazing Saddles | 1974 | Comedy Western | Mel Brooks | Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Slim Pickens | * 4.0/5 | |
7.5 | These Amazing Shadows | 2011 | Documentary | Paul Mariano | Jeff Adachi James H. Billington Robin Blaetz | * 3.9/5 | |
6.5 | Cotton Comes to Harlem | 1970 | Action Comedy Crime | Ossie Davis | Godfrey Cambridge Raymond St. Jacques Calvin Lockhart | * 3.5/5 | |
6.4 | Fletch Lives | 1989 | Comedy Crime Mystery | Michael Ritchie | Chevy Chase Hal Holbrook Julianne Phillips | * 3.4/5 | |
6.3 | Greased Lightning | 1977 | Action Biography Comedy Comedy Drama Sport | Michael Schultz | Richard Pryor Beau Bridges Pam Grier | - 6.6/10 | |
6.2 | The Sky is Gray | 1980 | Drama | Stan Lathan | Olivia Cole James Bond III Margaret Avery | ||
6.0 | v | The Salamander | 1981 | Thriller UK | Peter Zinner | Franco Nero Anthony Quinn Martin Balsam | * 5.8/10 |