Jack Starrett

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...

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