Jack Starrett
Known for DirectingBorn 1936-11-02 — died 1989-03-27Refugio, Texas, USA
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
First Blood
1982 · as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Blazing Saddles
1974 · as Gabby Johnson
The River
1984 · as Swick
The Rose
1979 · as Dee
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 · as Papas
Race with the Devil
1975 · as Gas Station Attendant
The Born Losers
1967 · as Deputy Fred
Kid Blue
1973 · as Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Nightwish
1989 · as Professor
The Dion Brothers
1974 · as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Mr. Horn
1979 · as Gen. George Crook
The Losers
1970 · as Chet Davis (uncredited)
The Gay Deceivers
1969 · as Colonel Dixon
Hells Angels on Wheels
1967 · as Sagt. Bingham
Family Reunion
1989 · as Charlie
Brothers in Arms
1988 · as Father
Cry Blood Apache
1970 · as The Deacon
A Small Town in Texas
1976 · as Buford Tyler