Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 02, 1936
Died
Mar 27, 1989
Place of Birth
Refugio, Texas, USA
Credits
55 titles
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Starrett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Grizzly II: Revenge
Papas
Nightwish
Professor
Family Reunion
Charlie
Brothers in Arms
Father
Death Chase
Lt. MacGrew
Hollywood Heartbreak
Lou Budowski
Wildside
The River
Swick
Hunter
Dennis Balzer
The A-Team
Wade Blackburn
First Blood
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Knight Rider
Hagen
Kiss My Grits
Director
The Making of 'First Blood'
Self
Hill Street Blues
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Director
Beyond Westworld
Director
The Rose
Dee
Paris
Director
A Man Called Sloane
Director
Eischied
Director
The Survival of Dana
Director
Mr. Horn
Gen. George Crook
Mr. Horn
Gen. George Crook
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Director
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Director
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Director
Big Hawaii
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Director
Nowhere to Hide
Gus
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
Director
Hollywood Man
Director
A Small Town in Texas
Buford Tyler
Starsky & Hutch
Director
Race with the Devil
Gas Station Attendant
Planet of the Apes
Director
The Dion Brothers
Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Blazing Saddles
Gabby Johnson
Cleopatra Jones
Director
Kid Blue
Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Slaughter
Director
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
Director
Night Chase
Director
The Girls from Thunder Strip
Sheriff
Cry Blood Apache
The Deacon
The Losers
Chet Davis (uncredited)
Hell's Bloody Devils
Rocky
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
The Gay Deceivers
Colonel Dixon
Run, Angel, Run!
Director