List of the best Cleavon Little movies: Blazing Saddles(1974), Vanishing Point(1971), Toy Soldiers(1984), High Risk(1981), The Day the Earth Moved(1974), The Sky Is Gray(1980), Greased Lightning(1977), FM(1978), Double Exposure(1982), The Homecoming: A Christmas Story(1971), Scavenger Hunt(1979), Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970) ... ...
Comedy, Western
USA
1974
93 Minutes
Cleavon Little Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Slim Pickens David Huddleston Liam Dunn Alex Karras John Hillerman George Furth Mel Brooks Harvey Korman
sheriff gunslinger attorney cowboy friend outlandish madcap small town wild west race relations old west myths friendship railroad adventure rise rivalry 1870s
In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Action
USA
1971
107 Minutes
Barry Newman Cleavon Little Charlotte Rampling Dean Jagger Victoria Medlin Paul Koslo Robert Donner Timothy Scott Gilda Texter Anthony James Arthur Malet
driver radio dj ex-lover drug dealer hitchhiker police officer gripping gritty wild gutsy road car colorado california american west radio station car chase media circus freedom race against time
During the 1970s, car delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time but always runs into trouble with the highway cops.
Adventure
USA|Mexico
1984
91 Minutes
Jason Miller Cleavon Little Terri Garber Rodolfo de Anda Tracy Scoggins Willard E. Pugh Jim Greenleaf Mary Beth Evans Tim Robbins Jay Baker Larry Poindexter
While on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after them, but they manage to escape and join up with a mercenary fighting the terrorists.
Comedy, Action
1981
95 Minutes
Rockney
James Brolin Cleavon Little Bruce Davison Lindsay Wagner Anthony Quinn Chick Vennera James Coburn Ernest Borgnine David Young Richard Young Stephanie Faulkner
A filmmaker (James Brolin) recruits three buddies to help steal $5 million from a drug dealer in South America.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France
1974
75 Minutes
Harley Copeland
Jackie Cooper Stella Stevens Cleavon Little William Windom Beverly Garland Lucille Benson Tammy Harrington Kelly Thordsen Ellen Blake E.J. Andre Sid Melton
When a U.S. Intelligence Agent is unable to bring a ruthless drug baron to justice, he resorts to hiring a contract killer. But the man with whom he is put in contact turns out to be an old friend.
Drama
UK|USA
1980
46 Minutes
Monsieur Bayonne
Olivia Cole James Bond III Margaret Avery Cleavon Little Chez Lister Susan French Clinton Derricks-Carroll Hal Williams Roberta Jean Williams Hilda Haynes Lynn Arden
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1977
96 Minutes
Peewee
Richard Pryor Beau Bridges Pam Grier Cleavon Little Vincent Gardenia Richie Havens Julian Bond Earl Hindman Minnie Gentry Lucy Saroyan Noble Willingham
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Prince
Michael Brandon Martin Mull Eileen Brennan Alex Karras Cleavon Little Cassie Yates Norman Lloyd Jay Fenichel James Keach Joe Smith Janet Brandt
radio personality radio station manager sales manager boss dj fan amusing tense los angeles radio station household radio advertising showdown protest integrity loyalty quest underdog 1970s
When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Police Chief
Michael Callan Joanna Pettet James Stacy Pamela Hensley Cleavon Little Seymour Cassel Robert Tessier David Young
A photographer for a men's magazine is disturbed by a recurring dream he has that he is killing his models by various gruesome means. Then he discovers that his city is being terrorized by ... See full summary »
Other, Drama
1971
100 Minutes
Hawthorne Dooley
Patricia Neal Richard Thomas Edgar Bergen Ellen Corby Cleavon Little Dorothy Stickney William Windom Andrew Duggan Woodrow Parfrey Judy Norton Mary Elizabeth McDonough
father mother hillbilly grandfather son endearing heartwarming touching countryside household virginia mountain christmas family poverty father/son relationship growing up sacrifice love 1930s
Olivia (Patricia Neal), John-Boy (Richard Thomas) and the rest of the Waltons spend Christmas Eve 1933 anxiously awaiting the safe return of dad.
Comedy
USA
1979
116 Minutes
Jackson
Richard Benjamin Cloris Leachman James Coco Scatman Crothers Ruth Gordon Cleavon Little Roddy McDowall Robert Morley Richard Mulligan Tony Randall Dirk Benedict
To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
97 Minutes
Lo Boy
Godfrey Cambridge Raymond St. Jacques Calvin Lockhart Judy Pace Redd Foxx Emily Yancy Cleavon Little
police detective political activist reverend partner hijacker rousing hysterical harlem, n.y. barbecue truck theft investigation scam pursuit rescue 1970s
Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
Comedy
USA
1982
90 Minutes
Herb
Gary Coleman Paul Le Mat Dee Wallace Don Adams Walter Olkewicz Ruth Gordon Cleavon Little Fay Hauser Avery Schreiber Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for.
Drama
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Mia Farrow Michael Tolan Sunny Griffin Stanley Beck Tyne Daly Alix Elias Julie Garfield Marvin Lichterman Marian Mercer Susan Taylor
man woman lover endearing passionate new york city apartment bar one-night stand conversation dating relationships discovery quest love 1960s
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.