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Jack Starrett

Film Director | * 11/02/1936 († 52, 03/27/1989) | Refugio, Texas
Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr. (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director. Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as Gabby Johnson, a parody of George "Gabby" Hayes, in the 1974 film Blazing Saddles and is also known for his role as the brutal policemen Art Galt in the 1982 action film First Blood. He also played the cruel foreman Swick in The River. Starrett acted in the biker films The Born Losers, Hells Angels on Wheels (both from 1967), Angels from Hell (1968) and Hell's Bloody Devils (1970), and directed two more: Run, Angel, Run in 1969 and Nam's Angels (1970) as well as the horror film Race with the Devil (1975) - that was filmed in his home state of Tex... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

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Movies with Jack Starrett as Actor(23)

as Charlie1989 Family Reunion
as Professor1989 Nightwish
as Lt. MacGrew1988 Death Chase
as Father1988 Brothers in Arms
as Lou Budowski1988 Hollywood Heartbreak
as Papas1983 Grizzly II: Revenge
as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt1982 First Blood
as Dee1979 The Rose
as Gen. George Crook1979 Mr. Horn
as Gus1977 Nowhere to Hide
as Buford Tyler1976 A Small Town in Texas
as Gas Station Attendant1975 Race with the Devil
as Gabby Johnson1974 Blazing Saddles
as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)1974 The Dion Brothers
as Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)1973 Kid Blue
as Chet Davis (uncredited)1970 The Losers
as The Deacon1970 Cry Blood Apache
as Colonel Dixon1969 The Gay Deceivers
as Bingham1968 Angels from Hell
as Sagt. Bingham1967 Hells Angels on Wheels
as Deputy Fred1967 The Born Losers

TV Shows/Series with Jack Starrett as Actor(10)

as Dennis Balzer1984 Hunter
as Bartender (uncredited)1984 Hunter
as Bartender1984 Hunter
as Wade Blackburn1983 The A-Team
as Hagen1982 Knight Rider
as Lt. George Barth1982 Knight Rider
as Sheriff1982 Knight Rider

Movies with Jack Starrett as Crew(21)

Directing/Director1982 Kiss My Grits
Directing/Director1979 Mr. Horn
Directing/Director1979 The Survival of Dana
Directing/Director1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Directing/Director1977 Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
Directing/Director1977 Nowhere to Hide
Directing/Director1977 Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Directing/Director1976 A Small Town in Texas
Directing/Director1976 Hollywood Man
Directing/Director1975 Race with the Devil
Directing/Director1974 The Dion Brothers
Directing/Director1973 Cleopatra Jones
Directing/Director1972 The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
Directing/Director1972 Slaughter
Directing/Director1970 Night Chase
Directing/Director1970 The Losers
Directing/Director1970 Cry Blood Apache
Editing/Editor1969 The Gun Runner
Directing/Director1969 Run, Angel, Run!

TV Shows/Series with Jack Starrett as Crew(9)

Directing/Director1981 Hill Street Blues
Directing/Director1980 Beyond Westworld
Directing/Director1979 Paris
Directing/Director1979 Eischied
Directing/Director1979 A Man Called Sloane
Directing/Director1975 Starsky & Hutch
Directing/Director1974 Planet of the Apes
Directing/Director1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Full Name: Jack Starrett
Born: Monday, 11/02 1936 (November) in Refugio, Texas
Died: Monday, 03/27 1989 (March) in Sherman Oaks (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Other names for Jack Starrett (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Claude Ennis Starrett, Jr."
Jack Starrett frequently works together with these people:
William Smith (12x, Actor)
Clay Tanner (11x, Actor)
Norman Alden (8x, Actor)
Stafford Morgan (8x, Actor)
Frank Lupo (8x, Crew)
Adam May-Bower (8x, Crew)
Steven Bochco (7x, Crew)
Morgan Woodward (7x, Actor)
Alan Fudge (7x, Actor)
John Quade (7x, Actor)
Jim Boeke (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4136, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024