 Blazing Saddles 1974  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Madeline Kahn, Alex Karras, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, Mel Brooks, David Huddleston, Dom DeLuise, John Hillerman, Liam Dunn, Jack Starrett
This is a hilarious satire on Western movies by the master of wacky, Mel Brooks. Ex-convict Bart (Cleavon Little) is offered amnesty if he becomes sheriff of a Western town that is (unknown to the population) about to be taken over by the railroad. Great cast having lots of fun. Madeline Kahn was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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Fletch Lives 1989  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Chevy Chase, Julianne Phillips, Hal Holbrook, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cleavon Little, Richard Belzer, Geoffrey Lewis, George Wyner, Phil Hartman, Patricia Kalember, Titos Vandis, Don Hood, Dennis Burkley
When L.A. investigative reporter "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) inherits his aunt's crumbling Southern plantation, he heads to Louisiana where he hooks up with probate lawyer Amanda (Patricia Kalember) who then is found dead in Fletch's bed. Fletch is the prime suspect and now must use his investigative skills to find out what really happened.
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FM 1978  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John A. Alonzo
Cast: Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull, Cassie Yates, Norman Lloyd, James Keach, Tom Petty, Linda Ronstadt
Behind the scenes problems at a rock station result in DJs and fans joining forces against the powers that be. Good concert moments by great rock stars (Linda Ronstadt, REO Speedwagon, Tom Petty, and others) are featured.
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The Gig 1985  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Wayne Rogers, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duncan, Daniel Nalbach, Jerry Matz, Warren Vache, Joe Silver, Jay Thomas
Dixieland jazz buffs, who play together once a week for their own enjoyment, are hired to play for two weeks at a Catskill Mountain resort. One of their group drops out, and they are forced to hire a real professional, which is where the fun and problems begin.
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Gore Vidal's Lincoln 1988  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, John Houseman, Richard Mulligan, John McMartin, Ruby Dee, Cleavon Little, James Gammon, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robin Gammell
Good performances by Sam Waterston (Abe) and Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Todd) help this otherwise slow account of Lincoln's time in Washington, D.C. The film is a credit to Vidal's bestseller, and Lamont Johnson won an Emmy for his direction. The musical score is similarly excellent.
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High Risk 1981 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cast: James Brolin, Cleavon Little, Bruce Davison, Chick Vennera, Anthony Quinn, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn, Ernest Borgnine, Eduardo Noriega
Four Americans–Stone (James Brolin), Tony (Chick Venera), Dan (Bruce Davison), and Rockney (Cleavon Little)–hatch a plot to parachute into the jungles of South America and steal $5 million from the mansion of drug dealer Serrano (James Coburn). The plan works, but getting out of South America proves difficult when they are hunted down by Seranno and a group of bandits who also want the money.
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story 1971 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Stickney, Josephine Hutchinson, William Windom, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duggan, David Huddleston, Woodrow Parfrey, Jon Walmsley
In this made-for-TV film based on the popular "The Waltons" TV series, the Waltons are preparing for Christmas in 1933. But Father is late to arrive as the snowstorm hits, and John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is sent out to locate him. Patricia Neal won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress and an Emmy nomination for her role as the mother. A Golden Globe nomination was also received for best TV movie.
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John and Mary 1969 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow, Michael Tolan, Sunny Griffin, Tyne Daly, Olympia Dukakis, Marian Mercer, Cleavon Little, Julie Garfield, Stanley Beck
This comedy, centered around the 1960s' lifestyle, features New Yorkers John (Dustin Hoffman) and Mary (Mia Farrow) meeting and jumping into a sexually intimate relationship before they really know anything about each other.
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Once Bitten 1985  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Storm
Cast: Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Cleavon Little, Karen Kopins, Thomas Ballatore, Skip Lackey, Jeb Stuart Adams, Joseph Brutsman, Stuart Charno, Robin Klein, Glen Mauro, Gary Mauro
Lauren Hutton plays a vampire who must suck the blood of male virgins to remain youthful. Her target is Mark Kendall (Jim Carrey) who, after being bitten, must adapt to life as a teenage vampire.
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Perfect Harmony 1991 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Will Mackenzie, Michael Robison
Cast: Peter Scolari, Darren McGavin, Catherine Mary Stewart, Moses Gunn, Justin Whalen, Eugene Byrd, David Faustino, Casey Ellison, Richie Havens, Cleavon Little, Jeff Cohen, Devin Ratray
In the 1950s, Derek Sanders (Peter Scolari) serves as a choirmaster at a South Carolina prep school where he tries to reduce racial tensions among members of his all-White boys' choir. When one choir member, Taylor Bradshaw (Justin Whalen), befriends orphaned, Black Landy Allen (Eugene Byrd), Derek is impressed with Landy's voice and tries to find a place for him in the choir.
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The Salamander 1981 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Zinner
Cast: Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Martin Balsam, Sybil Danning, Christopher Lee, Cleavon Little, Claudia Cardinale, Eli Wallach, Paul L. Smith, John Steiner
This political-action film is about a colonel (Franco Nero) who tries to stop a fascist coup d'etat in Italy.
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Separate But Equal 1991 TV, 195 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens Jr.
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, John McMartin, Graham Beckel, Ed Hall, Lynne Thigpen, Cleavon Little, Albert Hall, Macon McCalman
Based on one of the most important cases to be heard by the Supreme Court, this is a made-for-TV account of Brown v. Board of Education, which challenged school segregation based on race. The acting is excellent, with Sidney Poitier as Thurgood Marshall who argued the case, Burt Lancaster as his courtroom opponent, and Richard Kiley as Chief Justice Earl Warren. Lancaster's last role.
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Toy Soldiers 1984 R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Fisher
Cast: Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Terri Garber, Rodolfo De Anda, Mary Beth Evans, Tim Robbins, Tracy Scoggins, Willard E. Pugh, Jim Greenleaf, Jay Baker
Attempts by co-ed Amy (Terri Garber) and Buck (Cleavon Little) to rescue children from war-torn Central America are met with a myriad of obstacles.
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 Vanishing Point 1971 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Severn Darden, Victoria Medlin, Timothy Scott, Karl Swenson, Lee Weaver, Tom Reese, Owen Bush, John Amos, Val Avery, Rita Coolidge
While driving a supercharged Dodge Challenger from Colorado to California, Kowalski (Barry Newman) leads the police on a merry chase and is aided by a blind jockey, Super Soul (Cleavon Little), who monitors police radios and clues Kowalski in as to their whereabouts.
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| 1. Blazing Saddles (1974)
2. Fletch Lives (1989)
3. FM (1978)
4. The Gig (1985)
5. Gore Vidal's Lincoln (1988)
6. Greased Lightning (1977)
7. High Risk (1981)
8. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
9. John and Mary (1969)
10. Once Bitten (1985)
11. Perfect Harmony (1991)
12. The Salamander (1981)
13. Separate But Equal (1991)
14. Toy Soldiers (1984)
15. Vanishing Point (1971)
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