Cleavon Little
Actor · 23 credits · 12 in highly-rated films
Best known for Blazing Saddles (1974)
Frequent collaborators: Gene Wilder, Harvey Korman, Mel Brooks
Best Cleavon Little movies by genre
Movies (23 total, ranked by score)
1Blazing Saddles
1974 · ★ 7.2 (2,140 votes)
Western, Comedy
2Vanishing Point
1971 · ★ 7.1 (532 votes)
Action, Crime, Drama
3Separate but Equal
1991 · ★ 6.5 (14 votes)
History, TV Movie, Drama
4Greased Lightning
1977 · ★ 6.4 (45 votes)
Action, Comedy, Drama
5Fletch Lives
1989 · ★ 6.0 (342 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
6The Day the Earth Moved
1974 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
TV Movie, Drama
7FM
1978 · ★ 6.8 (21 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Music
8Back in the Saddle
2001 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
9Once Bitten
1985 · ★ 5.8 (378 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
- 10
Goin' to Chicago
1990
Drama
11A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
History, Drama, TV Movie
12High Risk
1981 · ★ 6.0 (31 votes)
Action, Thriller, Adventure
13The Gig
1985 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)
Drama
14Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
15The Salamander
1981 · ★ 5.3 (26 votes)
Thriller, Mystery
16Scavenger Hunt
1979 · ★ 5.6 (40 votes)
Comedy
17Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
Documentary
18Murder by Numbers
1990 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)
Crime, Thriller
19Jimmy the Kid
1982 · ★ 5.1 (2 votes)
Comedy
20In the Nick of Time
1991 · ★ 5.0 (5 votes)
Comedy, Fantasy, Family
21E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind
1984 · ★ 3.0 (3 votes)
Comedy
22Toy Soldiers
1984 · ★ 4.4 (23 votes)
Drama, Action, Thriller
23Double Exposure
1982 · ★ 4.5 (24 votes)
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.