Jack Starrett

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).

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First Blood

Played Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

Average Rating

7.5

6642 votes

Release Date

Oct 22, 1982

44 years ago
Blazing Saddles

Played Gabby Johnson

Average Rating

7.2

1991 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 1974

52 years ago
Race with the Devil

Played Gas Station Attendant

Average Rating

6.4

135 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1975

51 years ago
The River

Played Swick

Average Rating

6.3

133 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1984

41 years ago
The Rose

Played Dee

Average Rating

6.7

129 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1979

47 years ago
The Born Losers

Played Deputy Fred

Average Rating

6.0

62 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 1967

59 years ago
Nightwish

Played Professor

Average Rating

4.7

58 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1989

36 years ago
Grizzly II: Revenge

Played Papas

Average Rating

3.0

46 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 2020

6 years ago
Hells Angels on Wheels

Played Sagt. Bingham

Average Rating

5.3

35 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1967

59 years ago
The Gay Deceivers

Played Colonel Dixon

Average Rating

5.3

23 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1969

57 years ago
A Small Town in Texas

Played Buford Tyler

Average Rating

4.5

17 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1976

50 years ago
Kid Blue

Played Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)

Average Rating

6.9

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 31, 1973

53 years ago
Hell's Bloody Devils

Played Rocky

Average Rating

3.8

15 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1970

56 years ago
The Losers

Played Chet Davis (uncredited)

Average Rating

4.6

13 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1970

56 years ago
Cry Blood Apache

Played The Deacon

Average Rating

2.2

13 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1970

56 years ago
The Dion Brothers

Played Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)

Average Rating

5.3

12 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 1974

52 years ago
The Girls from Thunder Strip

Played Sheriff

Average Rating

4.0

8 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1970

56 years ago
Angels from Hell

Played Bingham

Average Rating

4.5

8 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 1968

58 years ago
Death Chase

Played Lt. MacGrew

Average Rating

3.2

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 1988

38 years ago
Family Reunion

Played Charlie

Average Rating

5.2

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1989

37 years ago
Brothers in Arms

Played Father

Average Rating

2.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1988

38 years ago
Mr. Horn

Played Gen. George Crook

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1979

47 years ago
Hollywood Heartbreak

Played Lou Budowski

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1988

38 years ago
Nowhere to Hide

Played Gus

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 1977

49 years ago

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