Blazing Saddles

May 5, 2009 at 11:28am PST

Tags: Blazing Saddles, Cannonball Run, Dom DeLuise, RIP, Spaceballs

Photos: splashnewsonline.com

After a long illness, Dom DeLuise died in his sleep on Monday night.

He was 75.

Dom made a name for himself with small but memorable rolls in iconic films of the 70s and 80s like Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs and Cannonball Run.

Both Mel Brooks and Burt Reynolds used him as a regular fixture in their movies.

DeLuise was also a chef and author who wrote four cookbooks and seven children’s books.

RIP, Dom DeLuise.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

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