Jack Starrett
Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr. (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director.
Jack Starrett | |
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| Born | Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. November 2, 1936 Refugio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 1989 (aged 52) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1961–1987 |
| Spouse | Valerie Starrett |
Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as Gabby Johnson, a parody of George "Gabby" Hayes, in the 1974 film Blazing Saddles and is also known for his role as the brutal policeman Art Galt in the 1982 action film First Blood. He also played the cruel foreman Swick in The River (1984).
Starrett acted in the biker films The Born Losers, Hells Angels on Wheels (both from 1967), Angels from Hell (1968) and Hell's Bloody Devils (1970), and directed two more: Run, Angel, Run in 1969 and Nam's Angels (1970) as well as the horror film Race with the Devil (1975) - that was filmed in his home state of Texas - in which he also played a gas station attendant.