Jack Starrett

Directing·Nov 2, 1936·Refugio, Texas, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Grizzly II: Revenge2020 · Papas	Papas
Nightwish1989 · Professor	Professor
Family Reunion1989 · Charlie	Charlie
Brothers in Arms1988 · Father	Father
Death Chase1988 · Lt. MacGrew	Lt. MacGrew
Hollywood Heartbreak1988 · Lou Budowski	Lou Budowski
The River1984 · Swick	Swick
First Blood1982 · Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt	Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Kiss My Grits1982 · Director	Director
The Making of 'First Blood'1982 · Self	Self
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes1980 · Director	Director
The Rose1979 · Dee	Dee
The Survival of Dana1979 · Director	Director
Mr. Horn1979 · Gen. George Crook, Director	Gen. George Crook, Director
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus1978 · Director	Director
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie1978 · Director	Director
Final Chapter: Walking Tall1977 · Director	Director
Nowhere to Hide1977 · Gus, Director	Gus, Director
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target1977 · Director	Director
Hollywood Man1976 · Director	Director
A Small Town in Texas1976 · Buford Tyler, Director	Buford Tyler, Director
Race with the Devil1975 · Gas Station Attendant, Director	Gas Station Attendant, Director
The Dion Brothers1974 · Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.), Director	Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.), Director
Blazing Saddles1974 · Gabby Johnson	Gabby Johnson
Cleopatra Jones1973 · Director	Director
Kid Blue1973 · Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)	Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Slaughter1972 · Director	Director
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie1972 · Director	Director
Night Chase1970 · Director	Director
The Girls from Thunder Strip1970 · Sheriff	Sheriff
Cry Blood Apache1970 · The Deacon, Director	The Deacon, Director
The Losers1970 · Chet Davis (uncredited), Director	Chet Davis (uncredited), Director
Hell's Bloody Devils1970 · Rocky	Rocky
The Gay Deceivers1969 · Colonel Dixon	Colonel Dixon
Run, Angel, Run!1969 · Director	Director
HHouse of Zodiac1969 · Director	Director
Angels from Hell1968 · Bingham	Bingham
The Born Losers1967 · Deputy Fred	Deputy Fred
Hells Angels on Wheels1967 · Sagt. Bingham	Sagt. Bingham