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
All Movies (25)
- Grizzly II: Revenge2020 · as Papas
- Nightwish1989 · as Professor
- Family Reunion1989 · as Charlie
- Brothers in Arms1988 · as Father
- Death Chase1988 · as Lt. MacGrew
- Hollywood Heartbreak1988 · as Lou Budowski
- The River1984 · as Swick
- First Blood1982 · as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
- The Rose1979 · as Dee
- Mr. Horn1979 · as Gen. George Crook
- Nowhere to Hide1977 · as Gus
- A Small Town in Texas1976 · as Buford Tyler
- Race with the Devil1975 · as Gas Station Attendant
- The Dion Brothers1974 · as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
- Blazing Saddles1974 · as Gabby Johnson
- Kid Blue1973 · as Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
- The Girls from Thunder Strip1970 · as Sheriff
- Cry Blood Apache1970 · as The Deacon
- The Losers1970 · as Chet Davis (uncredited)
- Hell's Bloody Devils1970 · as Rocky
- The Gay Deceivers1969 · as Colonel Dixon
- Angels from Hell1968 · as Bingham
- The Born Losers1967 · as Deputy Fred
- Hells Angels on Wheels1967 · as Sagt. Bingham
- The Making of 'First Blood'—
All TV Shows (11)
- Wildside1985
- Hunter1984 · as Dennis Balzer
- Hunter1984 · as Bartender (uncredited)
- Hunter1984 · as Bartender
- The A-Team1983 · as Wade Blackburn
- Knight Rider1982 · as Hagen
- Knight Rider1982 · as Lt. George Barth
- Knight Rider1982 · as Sheriff
- Hill Street Blues1981
- Mr. Horn1979 · as Gen. George Crook
- Big Hawaii1977