Jack Starrett
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 2, 1936
- Died
- March 27, 1989
- Birthplace
- Refugio, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Starrett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Grizzly II: Revenge 2020
as Papas
Nightwish 1989
as Professor
Family Reunion 1989
as Charlie
Brothers in Arms 1988
as Father
Death Chase 1988
as Lt. MacGrew
Hollywood Heartbreak 1988
as Lou Budowski
The River 1984
as Swick
First Blood 1982
as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Kiss My Grits 1982
Director
The Making of 'First Blood' 1982
as Self
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes 1980
Director
The Rose 1979
as Dee
The Survival of Dana 1979
Director
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus 1978
Director
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie 1978
Director
Final Chapter: Walking Tall 1977
Director
Nowhere to Hide 1977
as Gus, Director
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target 1977
Director
Hollywood Man 1976
Director
A Small Town in Texas 1976
as Buford Tyler, Director
Race with the Devil 1975
as Gas Station Attendant, Director
The Dion Brothers 1974
as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.), Director
Blazing Saddles 1974
as Gabby Johnson
Cleopatra Jones 1973
Director
Kid Blue 1973
as Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Slaughter 1972
Director
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie 1972
Director
Night Chase 1970
Director
The Girls from Thunder Strip 1970
as Sheriff
Cry Blood Apache 1970
as The Deacon, Director
The Losers 1970
as Chet Davis (uncredited), Director
Hell's Bloody Devils 1970
as Rocky
The Gay Deceivers 1969
as Colonel Dixon
Run, Angel, Run! 1969
Director
- House of Zodiac
House of Zodiac 1969
Director
The Gun Runner 1969
Editor
Angels from Hell 1968
as Bingham
The Born Losers 1967
as Deputy Fred
Hells Angels on Wheels 1967
as Sagt. Bingham
Credits from TMDB.