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High Risk (1981) -- Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South American country and steal $5 million from the hacienda of an American-born drug dealer who lives there...
"Simon & Simon" (1981): Season 2: Episode 22 -- A.J. and Rick hope to find witnesses to back up a murder suspect's (Cleavon Little) story.
Fletch Lives (1989) -- Fletch is a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, but he acts more like a detective. When an obscure relative leaves him a Louisiana mansion in his will...
"The Rockford Files" (1974): Season 3: Episode 13 -- Rockford's clients are fellow private investigators who are being illegally forced out of business by a conglomerate agency which goes to elaborate means, including homicide, to stamp out competition.
"ALF" (1986): Season 1: Episode 14 -- ALF submits scripts to his favorite soap opera.

Overview

Date of Birth:
1 June 1939, Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA more
Date of Death:
22 October 1992, Sherman Oaks, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Versatile, charismatic African-American actor Cleavon Little was born on June 1... more
Trivia:
He was a talented Shakespearean but was forced at the time to accept comedy... more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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Classic Cameos: Count Basie, 'Blazing Saddles'
 (From Cinematical. 8 October 2009, 11:45 AM, PDT)
Five Flicks For Ringing In The Jewish New Year During Your Rosh Hashana Celebrations
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Tales from the Crypt" .... Pack Brightman (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
        - This'll Kill Ya (1992) TV episode .... Pack Brightman
  2. In the Nick of Time (1991) (TV) .... Freddy
  3. "MacGyver" .... Frank Colton / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1991)
        - The Coltons (1991) TV episode .... Frank Colton
        - The Black Corsage (1989) TV episode .... Frank Colton/Chauncey
  4. "True Colors" .... Ron Freeman (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
        - Presumed Guilty (1991) TV episode .... Ron Freeman
        - Yo' House, Mama: Part 2 (1991) TV episode .... Ron Freeman
        - Yo' House, Mama: Part 1 (1991) TV episode .... Ron Freeman
        - Lester X (1991) TV episode .... Ron Freeman
  5. "Bagdad Cafe" .... Sal (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
        - Over My Dead Body (1991) TV episode .... Sal
        - Prisoner of Love (1991) TV episode .... Sal
        - Hell Hath No Fury (1990) TV episode .... Sal
        - Rainy Days and Mondays (1990) TV episode .... Sal
        - I Got a Crush on You (1990) TV episode .... Sal
          (7 more)
  6. Separate But Equal (1991) (TV) .... Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
  7. Perfect Harmony (1991) (TV) .... Pastor Clarence Johnson
  8. Goin' to Chicago (1991) .... Edward Sr.
    ... aka Hearts of Fire (USA: video title)
  9. "Midnight Caller" .... Reverend James Allen (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Reverend Soundbite (1990) TV episode .... Reverend James Allen
  10. Murder by Numbers (1990) .... David Shelby
    ... aka Murder 1, Murder 2 (USA: video title)

  11. Fletch Lives (1989) .... Calculus Entropy
  12. "227" .... Amber Neal (1 episode, 1989)
        - For Richer, for Poorer (1989) TV episode .... Amber Neal
  13. "Dear John" .... Tony Larkin (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka Dear John USA (UK)
        - Stand by Your Man (1989) TV episode .... Tony Larkin
  14. "CBS Summer Playhouse" .... 'Bake' Baker (1 episode, 1988)
        - Tickets, Please (1988) TV episode .... 'Bake' Baker
  15. "Tanner '88" .... Rev. Billy Crier (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Tanner: A Political Fable
        - The Night of the Twinkies (1988) TV episode .... Rev. Billy Crier
  16. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Frederick Douglass
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
  17. "ALF" .... George Foley (2 episodes, 1987)
        - ALF's Special Christmas: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... George Foley
        - ALF's Special Christmas: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... George Foley
  18. The Gig (1985) .... Marshall Wilson
  19. Once Bitten (1985) .... Sebastian
  20. Toy Soldiers (1984) .... Buck
    ... aka Guerrilla salvaje (Mexico)
  21. E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind (1984) .... Edmundo
  22. Surf II (1984) .... Daddy O
    ... aka Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
  23. "The Fall Guy" .... Max Downey (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Chase (1983) TV episode .... Max Downey
  24. "Simon & Simon" .... Bookkeeper Jared Swope (1 episode, 1983)
        - Red Dog Blues (1983) TV episode .... Bookkeeper Jared Swope
  25. Double Exposure (1983) .... Police Chief
    ... aka Model Killer (Philippines: English title)
  26. Jimmy the Kid (1982) .... Herb
  27. "One of the Boys" (2 episodes, 1982)
        - Don't Bank on It: Part 2 (1982) TV episode
        - Don't Bank on It: Part 1 (1982) TV episode
  28. A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982) (TV)
  29. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Community Leader (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Color of Friendship (1981) TV episode .... Community Leader
  30. High Risk (1981) .... Rockney
    ... aka Los gringos (Mexico)
  31. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981) (TV) .... Rabbit
  32. "Fantasy Island" .... Charlie Raines (1 episode, 1981)
        - Basin Street/The Devil's Triangle (1981) TV episode .... Charlie Raines
  33. The Salamander (1981) .... Major Carl Malinowski, USMC
    ... aka La salamandra (Italy)
    ... aka Morris West's The Salamander (UK: complete title)
  34. "The Love Boat" .... Andrew Hopkins (1 episode, 1980)
        - Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart (1980) TV episode .... Andrew Hopkins
  35. The Sky Is Gray (1980) (TV) .... Monsieur Bayonne

  36. Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Jackson
  37. "Supertrain" .... Preacher Ross (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Green Girl (1979) TV episode .... Preacher Ross
  38. Uptown Saturday Night (1979) (TV) .... Wardell Washington
  39. "Hanging In" .... Dugan (1 episode, 1979)
        - Mr. Dugan (1979) TV episode .... Dugan
  40. FM (1978) .... Prince
  41. Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) (TV) .... Wolf (segment "Little Red Riding Hood")
  42. "The Tony Randall Show" .... Willie Alexander (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Taking of Reubner 1-2-3 (1977) TV episode .... Willie Alexander
  43. Greased Lightning (1977) .... Peewee
  44. "The Rockford Files" .... P.I. Billy Merrihew (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Waterbury Will Bury You (1977) TV episode .... P.I. Billy Merrihew
  45. "The Rookies" .... Cully Ames (1 episode, 1975)
        - Measure of Mercy (1975) TV episode .... Cully Ames
  46. "The Waltons" .... James Trevis Clark (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Fighter (1975) TV episode .... James Trevis Clark
  47. "Police Story" .... Marshall Priest (1 episode, 1975)
        - A Community of Victims (1975) TV episode .... Marshall Priest
  48. The Day the Earth Moved (1974) (TV) .... Harley Copeland
  49. "Temperatures Rising" .... Dr. Jerry Noland (46 episodes, 1972-1974)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - Mercy Beaucoup (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Jerry Noland
        - Shafted (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Jerry Noland
        - Healer Man (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Jerry Noland
        - The Three Faces of Edwina (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Jerry Noland
        - Kid Genius (1974) TV episode .... Dr. Jerry Noland
          (41 more)
  50. Blazing Saddles (1974) .... Bart
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
  51. Money to Burn (1973) (TV) .... Calvin Baker
  52. "The Mod Squad" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Connection (1972) TV episode
  53. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) (TV) .... Hawthorne Dooley
  54. "All in the Family" .... Coke (1 episode, 1971)
        - Edith Writes a Song (1971) TV episode .... Coke
  55. Vanishing Point (1971) .... Super Soul
  56. "The David Frost Revue" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  57. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) .... Lo Boy

  58. John and Mary (1969) .... The Film Director
  59. "Felony Squad" .... Jesse Hawkins (2 episodes, 1968)
        - The Nowhere Man: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Jesse Hawkins
        - The Nowhere Man: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Jesse Hawkins
  60. What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) (uncredited) .... Phil
  61. "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Capt. Hancock (1980s) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Another World: Bay City
Soundtrack:
  1. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) (performer: "New Fangled Preacher Man")
  2. The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970) (TV) (performer: "Walk Him up the Stairs")
Self:
  1. "Ossie and Ruby!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode dated 7 March 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "The $10,000 Pyramid" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka New $25,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $20,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $25,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $50,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
    ... aka The New $100,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode dated 16 May 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 May 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 May 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 May 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 May 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  3. The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  4. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 5 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  5. The 28th Annual Tony Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 31 July 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 April 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  7. The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
Archive Footage:
  1. How the West Was Lost (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Bart
  2. Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Bart
  3. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Super Soul

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