His family said Steinberg died March 15 but did not provide other details.
Blazing Saddleswas among the highest-grossing films of 1974.
Wilder played the sheriffs unlikely deputy, the Waco Kid.
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The huge cast also included Brooks regulars Madeline Kahn and Dom DeLuise.
Steinberg then co-created with Richard Christian Matheson the 2011 Cinemax erotic thriller seriesChemistry,which also lasted one season.
Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little in ‘Blazing Saddles,’ 1974Warner Bros.
