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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Starrett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Knight Rider
1982
Knight Rider
1982
Knight Rider
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
The A-Team
1983
Hunter
1984
Hunter
1984
Hunter
1984
First Blood
1982
Blazing Saddles
1974
Big Hawaii
1977
Wildside
1985
Filmography
Knight Rider
as Hagen · 1982
Knight Rider
as Lt. George Barth · 1982
Knight Rider
as Sheriff · 1982
Hill Street Blues
· 1981
The A-Team
as Wade Blackburn · 1983
Hunter
as Dennis Balzer · 1984
Hunter
as Bartender (uncredited) · 1984
Hunter
as Bartender · 1984
First Blood
as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt · 1982
Blazing Saddles
as Gabby Johnson · 1974
Big Hawaii
· 1977
Wildside
· 1985
Race with the Devil
as Gas Station Attendant · 1975
Mr. Horn
as Gen. George Crook · 1979
The River
as Swick · 1984
The Rose
as Dee · 1979
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Papas · 2020
Hells Angels on Wheels
as Sagt. Bingham · 1967
The Born Losers
as Deputy Fred · 1967
A Small Town in Texas
as Buford Tyler · 1976
Nightwish
as Professor · 1989
Kid Blue
as Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) · 1973
The Losers
as Chet Davis (uncredited) · 1970
Hell's Bloody Devils
as Rocky · 1970
The Gay Deceivers
as Colonel Dixon · 1969
The Girls from Thunder Strip
as Sheriff · 1970
The Making of 'First Blood'
as Self · 1982
Brothers in Arms
as Father · 1988
Cry Blood Apache
as The Deacon · 1970
The Dion Brothers
as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.) · 1974
Family Reunion
as Charlie · 1989
Death Chase
as Lt. MacGrew · 1988
Angels from Hell
as Bingham · 1968
Hollywood Heartbreak
as Lou Budowski · 1988
Nowhere to Hide
as Gus · 1977