
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/2/1936
Place of Birth
Refugio, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Claude Ennis Starrett, Jr.جک استارت
Jack Starrett
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 officer and played essentially the same character in a trio of biker films: The Born Losers (the film that...
Known For

First Blood
as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

Blazing Saddles
as Gabby Johnson

The Losers
as Chet Davis (uncredited)

The Rose
as Dee

Nightwish
as Professor

Death Chase
as Lt. MacGrew

Family Reunion
as Charlie

The River
as Swick

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

Grizzly II: Revenge
as Papas

Race with the Devil
as Gas Station Attendant

Angels from Hell
as Bingham

The Born Losers
as Deputy Fred

A Small Town in Texas
as Buford Tyler

Hells Angels on Wheels
as Sagt. Bingham

Brothers in Arms
as Father

Hell's Bloody Devils
as Rocky

The Dion Brothers
as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)

The Girls from Thunder Strip
as Sheriff

The Gay Deceivers
as Colonel Dixon