About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1936-11-02
Place of birth:
Refugio, Texas, USA
Website:
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Jack Starrett

Overview

Jack Starrett (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director. He is credited as Claude Ennis Starrett, Jr. in some of his films. Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as Gabby Johnson, a parody of Gabby Hayes, in the 1974 classic parody film Blazing Saddles and is also known for his role as the brutal deputy Galt in the 1982 action film First Blood. He also played the cruel foreman Swick in The River. Starrett was often typecast as a tough-talking police officer and played essentially the same character in a trio of biker films: The Born Losers (the film that introduced Billy Jack), Hells Angels on Wheels (both from 1967), and Angels from Hell (1968). He acted in another biker film, Hell's Bloody Devils (1970), and directed two more: Run, Angel, Run in 1969 and Nam's Angels (1970).

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Known for

Acting
2020 Grizzly II: Revenge Actor Papas 57
Average
1989 Nightwish Actor Professor 57
Average
1989 Family Reunion Actor Charlie 59
Average
1988 Brothers in Arms Actor Father 58
Average
1988 Death Chase Actor Lt. MacGrew 58
Average
1988 Hollywood Heartbreak Actor Lou Budowski 59
Average
1984 The River Actor Swick 59
Average
1982 First Blood Actor Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt 73
Good
1979 The Rose Actor Dee 60
Fair
1979 Mr. Horn Actor Gen. George Crook 58
Average
1977 Nowhere to Hide Actor Gus 58
Average
1976 A Small Town in Texas Actor Buford Tyler 58
Average
1975 Race with the Devil Actor Gas Station Attendant 59
Average
1974 The Dion Brothers Actor Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) 58
Average
1974 Blazing Saddles Actor Gabby Johnson 69
Fair
1973 Kid Blue Actor Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) 59
Average
1970 The Girls from Thunder Strip Actor Sheriff 58
Average
1970 Cry Blood Apache Actor The Deacon 58
Average
1970 The Losers Actor Chet Davis (uncredited) 58
Average
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils Actor Rocky 58
Average
1969 The Gay Deceivers Actor Colonel Dixon 58
Average
1968 Angels from Hell Actor Bingham 58
Average
1967 The Born Losers Actor Deputy Fred 59
Average
1967 Hells Angels on Wheels Actor Sagt. Bingham 58
Average

Directing
1982 Kiss My Grits Directing Director 59
Average
1980 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes Directing Director 59
Average
1979 The Survival of Dana Directing Director N/A
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1979 Mr. Horn Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus Directing Director 59
Average
1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie Directing Director N/A
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1977 Final Chapter: Walking Tall Directing Director 58
Average
1977 Nowhere to Hide Directing Director 58
Average
1977 Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target Directing Director N/A
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1976 Hollywood Man Directing Director 58
Average
1976 A Small Town in Texas Directing Director 58
Average
1975 Race with the Devil Directing Director 59
Average
1974 The Dion Brothers Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Cleopatra Jones Directing Director 58
Average
1972 Slaughter Directing Director 58
Average
1972 The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie Directing Director 58
Average
1970 Night Chase Directing Director 58
Average
1970 Cry Blood Apache Directing Director 58
Average
1970 The Losers Directing Director 58
Average
1969 Run, Angel, Run! Directing Director 58
Average
1969 House of Zodiac Directing Director N/A
N/A

Editing
1969 The Gun Runner Editing Editor 58
Average