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Jack Starrett

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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.


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Born:
Nov 2, 1936 In Refugio, Texas
Movie/TV Credits:
30
First Appeared:
In the movie Hells Angels on Wheels 1967-06-01
Latest Project:
Movie Grizzly II: Revenge 2020-02-17
Known For
Poster of The Girls from Thunder Strip
Poster of Cry Blood Apache
Poster of Angels from Hell
Poster of The Born Losers
Filmography
Movie Grizzly II: Revenge Papas 2020-02-17
Movie Family Reunion Charlie 1989-09-01
Movie Nightwish Professor 1989-12-05
Movie Hollywood Heartbreak Lou Budowski 1988-01-01
Movie Brothers in Arms Father 1988-10-21
Movie Death Chase Lt. MacGrew 1988-03-12
Series Wildside Unknown 1985-03-21
Series Hunter Unknown 1984-09-18
Movie The River Swick 1984-12-01
Series The A-Team Wade Blackburn 1983-01-23
Movie First Blood Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt 1982-10-22
Series Knight Rider Sheriff 1982-09-26
Series Hill Street Blues Unknown 1981-01-15
Movie Mr. Horn Gen. George Crook 1979-02-01
Movie The Rose Dee 1979-11-07
Movie Nowhere to Hide Gus 1977-06-05
Series Big Hawaii Unknown 1977-09-21
Movie A Small Town in Texas Buford Tyler 1976-07-09
Movie Race with the Devil Gas Station Attendant 1975-06-01
Movie Blazing Saddles Gabby Johnson 1974-02-07
Movie The Dion Brothers Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) 1974-06-16
Movie Kid Blue Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) 1973-01-31
Movie The Girls from Thunder Strip Sheriff 1970-11-11
Movie The Losers Chet Davis (uncredited) 1970-06-08
Movie Hell's Bloody Devils Rocky 1970-05-28
Movie Cry Blood Apache The Deacon 1970-09-01
Movie The Gay Deceivers Colonel Dixon 1969-07-30
Movie Angels from Hell Bingham 1968-06-05
Movie Hells Angels on Wheels Sagt. Bingham 1967-06-01
Movie The Born Losers Deputy Fred 1967-07-12