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Cleavon Little

1939 - 1992

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Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cleavon Little is the 7,816th most popular actor (up from 8,530th in 2019), the 12,086th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,590th in 2019) and the 3,651st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cleavon Little ranks 7,816 out of 13,578. Before her are May Allison, Jing Tian, Lillian Randolph, Anupam Tripathi, Zohra Sehgal, and Ruby Keeler. After her are Adrienne Ames, Deborah Ann Woll, Rya Kihlstedt, Dan Butler, Joan Lorring, and AnnaSophia Robb.

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Among people born in 1939, Cleavon Little ranks 598. Before her are Brian Jacques, Cleve Moler, Nur Misuari, José Cardona, Javier González, and Harvey Pekar. After her are Paul Sauvage, Steny Hoyer, Jack Yerman, Stephen L. Adler, Martha Hudson, and Vitali Davydov. Among people deceased in 1992, Cleavon Little ranks 271. Before her are Roger Miller, Bill Williams, Lona Andre, Robert Reed, Roy Acuff, and Molly Picon. After her are Frank Armi, Mary Wells, Ian Wolfe, Alexander Almetov, István Szívós, and María Elena Moyano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cleavon Little ranks 12,088 out of 20,380. Before her are Lillian Randolph (1914), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Joe Kovacs (1989), Fortune Gordien (1922), Robert Cormier (1925), and Norman Malcolm (1911). After her are Adrienne Ames (1907), George Rogers Clark (1752), Deborah Ann Woll (1985), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Dan Butler (1954), and Al Harker (1910).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Cleavon Little ranks 3,652. Before her are Jessie Andrews (1992), Grace Cunard (1893), Orlando Jones (1968), Bonita Granville (1923), May Allison (1890), and Lillian Randolph (1914). After her are Adrienne Ames (1907), Deborah Ann Woll (1985), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Dan Butler (1954), AnnaSophia Robb (1993), and Tamara Tunie (1959).

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