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Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
November 2, 1936
Place of Birth:
Refugio, Texas, USA
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Jack Starrett
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Papas |
| 1989 | Nightwish | Professor |
| 1989 | Family Reunion | Charlie |
| 1988 | Death Chase | Lt. MacGrew |
| 1988 | Hollywood Heartbreak | Lou Budowski |
| 1988 | Brothers in Arms | Father |
| 1984 | The River | Swick |
| 1982 | First Blood | Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Gen. George Crook |
| 1979 | The Rose | Dee |
| 1977 | Nowhere to Hide | Gus |
| 1976 | A Small Town in Texas | Buford Tyler |
| 1975 | Race with the Devil | Gas Station Attendant |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Gabby Johnson |
| 1974 | The Dion Brothers | Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) |
| 1973 | Kid Blue | Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) |
| 1970 | The Losers | Chet Davis (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Hell's Bloody Devils | Rocky |
| 1970 | Cry Blood Apache | The Deacon |
| 1970 | The Girls from Thunder Strip | Sheriff |
| 1969 | The Gay Deceivers | Colonel Dixon |
| 1968 | Angels from Hell | Bingham |
| 1967 | The Born Losers | Deputy Fred |
| 1967 | Hells Angels on Wheels | Sagt. Bingham |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Wildside | |
| 1984 | Hunter | Dennis Balzer |
| 1984 | Hunter | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Hunter | Bartender |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Wade Blackburn |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Hagen |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Lt. George Barth |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Sheriff |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1977 | Big Hawaii |