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. Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 October 22, 1992) was an American film and theatre actor, known for his lead role as Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles and as the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland in the early 1970s sitcom Temperatures Rising. In 1978 he played "The Prince of Darkness" in the radio station comedy FM. He was also in t ... ... ( read more! ) Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman June 11, 1933 August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter, and author.He began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion pictur ... ... ( read more! ) Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 December 8, 1983), known professionally as Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. he is perhaps best remembered today for his c ... ... ( read more! ) Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions beginning in 1960. His big break was being a featured performer on The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show and in several films by Mel ... ... ( read more! ) Madeline Gail Kahn (ne Wolfson September 29, 1942 December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including Whats Up, Doc (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Awardnominated roles in ... ... ( read more! ) Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as Blazing Saddles and Paper Moon, as well as comedic cameos in Back to the Future, Part III and Honeymoon in Vegas. ... ... ( read more! ) David William Huddleston (September 17, 1930 August 2, 2016) was an American actor. An Emmy Award nominee, Huddleston had a prolific television career, and appeared in many films, including Rio Lobo, Blazing Saddles, Crime Busters, Santa Claus: The Movie, and The Big Lebowski. ... ... ( read more! ) Liam Dunn was an American film and television actor and also worked as a casting director for television productions. ... ... ( read more! ) John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987.D ... ... ( read more! ) Melvin James Brooks(neKaminsky June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broadfarcesandparodies.A recipient ofnumerous accolades, he is one of21 entertainers to win the EGOT(which includes anEmmy, aGrammy, anOsc ... ... ( read more! ) George Furth (born George Schweinfurth December 14, 1932 August 11, 2008) was an American librettist, playwright, and actor. ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ...