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Jack Starrett

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52 Years Old

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Starrett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Refugio, Texas, USA on 2nd November 1936

Died

27th March 1989

All Credits

The A-Team Image
The A-Team
Wade Blackburn
Knight Rider Image
Knight Rider
Sheriff
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Knight Rider
Lt. George Barth
Knight Rider Image
Knight Rider
Hagen
Hunter Image
Hunter
Bartender
Hunter Image
Hunter
Bartender (uncredited)
Hunter Image
Hunter
Dennis Balzer
Hill Street Blues Image
Hill Street Blues
Big Hawaii Image
Big Hawaii
Wildside Image
Wildside
First Blood Image
First Blood
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Blazing Saddles Image
Blazing Saddles
Gabby Johnson
The River Image
The River
Swick
The Born Losers Image
The Born Losers
Deputy Fred
The Rose Image
The Rose
Dee
Hells Angels on Wheels Image
Hells Angels on Wheels
Sagt. Bingham
Race with the Devil Image
Race with the Devil
Gas Station Attendant
The Gay Deceivers Image
The Gay Deceivers
Colonel Dixon
Kid Blue Image
Kid Blue
Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Cry Blood Apache Image
Cry Blood Apache
The Deacon
Grizzly II: Revenge Image
Grizzly II: Revenge
Papas
Nightwish Image
Nightwish
Professor
A Small Town in Texas Image
A Small Town in Texas
Buford Tyler
The Losers Image
The Losers
Chet Davis (uncredited)
Brothers in Arms Image
Brothers in Arms
Father
The Girls from Thunder Strip Image
The Girls from Thunder Strip
Sheriff
Family Reunion Image
Family Reunion
Charlie
Angels from Hell Image
Angels from Hell
Bingham
The Dion Brothers Image
The Dion Brothers
Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Mr. Horn Image
Mr. Horn
Gen. George Crook
Death Chase Image
Death Chase
Lt. MacGrew
Hell's Bloody Devils Image
Hell's Bloody Devils
Rocky
Nowhere to Hide Image
Nowhere to Hide
Gus
Hollywood Heartbreak Image
Hollywood Heartbreak
Lou Budowski