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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 George "Gabby" Hayes, in the 1974 classic parody film Blazing Saddles and is also known for his role as the brutal deputy Art 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) as well as the horror film Race with the Devil (1975), in which he also played a gas station attendant.

Starrett was born Claude Ennis Starrett, Jr. He was raised in Refugio, Texas and worked in the oil fields before coming to Hollywood.

Starrett starred in the 1961 film Like Father Like Son as Coach Jennings, and later reprised the role in The Young Sinner in 1965 and Like Father Like Son in 1987.

Valerie Starrett, Jack's wife at one time, stated that Jack had always wished to direct rather than act. He made an uncredited first attempt at direction when the original director of The Girls from Thunder Strip.

Through his career, Starrett directed feature films and episodes of television programs. In addition, he made guest appearances on TV shows including Hill Street Blues, Hunter, The A-Team, and Knight Rider (in which he made three guest appearances as different characters.) Starrett starred in three short films directed by Tony Schweikle, "Legend of the Durango Kid," "Colorado Rid'n High" and "Nolo Bait."

Starrett died from renal failure in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 52. At the time of his death he was married to Valerie Starrett. His daughter is Jennifer Starrett, who is also an actress. wiki

Director (32 credits)
1982 Kiss My Grits
1981 Canción triste de Hill Street (TV Series) (1 episode)
1981 Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (TV Movie)
1979-1980 El sheriff chiflado (TV Series) (2 episodes)
1980 Eischied (TV Series) (1 episode)
1980 Westworld (TV Series) (1 episode)
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV Series) (1 episode)
1979 Paris (TV Series)
1979 Luchando por vivir (TV Movie)
1979 Mr. Horn (TV Movie)
1978 Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (TV Movie)
1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (TV Movie)
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV Series) (1 episode)
1977 Pisando fuerte III: Encuentro final
1977 Sin posible escapatoria (TV Movie)
1977 Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (TV Movie)
1975-1977 Starsky y Hutch (TV Series) (3 episodes)
1976 Hollywood Man
1976 El vicio y el poder
1975 The New Spartans
1975 Carrera con el diablo
1974 El planeta de los simios (TV Series) (1 episode)
1974 The Gravy Train
1973 Cleopatra Jones
1972 Operación Masacre
1972 The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
1970 Night Chase (TV Movie)
1970 Grito de sangre apache
1970 The Losers
1969 House of Zodiac
1969 Los nuevos médicos (TV Series) (2 episodes)
1969 Run, Angel, Run!
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Enlaces completados:
OK Cleopatra Jones (Jack Starrett, 1973)
OK Race with the Devil (Jack Starrett, 1975)
OK Starsky y Hutch (VV. DD., 1975-1979) [ver Don Weis]
OK The Losers (Jack Starrett, 1970)
OK Planet of the Apes (Serie TV) [ver Don Weis]

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