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Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

ActorDirectorEditor Nov 2 (died age 52) Refugio, Texas, USA 1967–2020 (53 year career)
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Biography

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 office…

Known For

First Blood
Film

First Blood

Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Blazing Saddles
Film

Blazing Saddles

Gabby Johnson
Starsky & Hutch
Film

Starsky & Hutch

Director
Hill Street Blues
Film

Hill Street Blues

Director
The Rose
Film

The Rose

Dee
Planet of the Apes
Film

Planet of the Apes

Director
Race with the Devil
Film

Race with the Devil

Gas Station Attendant
The River
Film

The River

Swick

Filmography