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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Starrett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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First Blood 1982Movie as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

Blazing Saddles 1974Movie as Gabby Johnson

Slaughter 1972Movie Director

Race with the Devil 1975Movie as Gas Station Attendant

Mr. Horn 1979TV show as Gen. George Crook

The Born Losers 1967Movie as Deputy Fred

Grizzly II: Revenge 2020Movie as Papas

Cleopatra Jones 1973Movie Director

A Small Town in Texas 1976Movie as Buford Tyler

Hells Angels on Wheels 1967Movie as Sagt. Bingham

Nightwish 1989Movie as Professor

Final Chapter: Walking Tall 1977Movie Director

The Losers 1970Movie as Chet Davis (uncredited)

Kid Blue 1973Movie as Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)

The Survival of Dana 1979Movie Director

The Girls from Thunder Strip 1970Movie as Sheriff

The Gay Deceivers 1969Movie as Colonel Dixon

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie 1972Movie Director

Run, Angel, Run! 1969Movie Director

Cry Blood Apache 1970Movie as The Deacon