Jack Starrett
Directing
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.
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movieKiss My Grits
1982
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tvHill Street Blues
1981
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tvBeyond Westworld
1980
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tvParis
1979
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tvA Man Called Sloane
1979
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tvEischied
1979
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movieThe Survival of Dana
1979
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movieMr. Horn
1979
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movieThaddeus Rose and Eddie
1978
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movieNowhere to Hide
1977
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movieHollywood Man
1976
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movieA Small Town in Texas
1976
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tvStarsky & Hutch
1975
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movieRace with the Devil
1975
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tvPlanet of the Apes
1974
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movieThe Dion Brothers
1974
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movieCleopatra Jones
1973
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movieSlaughter
1972
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movieNight Chase
1970
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movieCry Blood Apache
1970
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movieThe Losers
1970
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movieRun, Angel, Run!
1969
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Acting32
movieNightwish
1989
Professor
movieFamily Reunion
1989
Charlie
movieDeath Chase
1988
Lt. MacGrew
movieHollywood Heartbreak
1988
Lou Budowski
movieThe River
1984
Swick
tvHunter
1984
Dennis Balzer / Bartender (uncredited) / Bartender
tvThe A-Team
1983
Wade Blackburn
movieFirst Blood
1982
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
tvKnight Rider
1982
Hagen / Lt. George Barth / Sheriff
movieMr. Horn
1979
Gen. George Crook
tvMr. Horn
1979
Gen. George Crook
movieA Small Town in Texas
1976
Buford Tyler
movieRace with the Devil
1975
Gas Station Attendant
movieThe Dion Brothers
1974
Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
movieBlazing Saddles
1974
Gabby Johnson
movieKid Blue
1973
Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
movieCry Blood Apache
1970
The Deacon
movieThe Losers
1970
Chet Davis (uncredited)
movieThe Gay Deceivers
1969
Colonel Dixon
movieAngels from Hell
1968
Bingham
movieThe Born Losers
1967
Deputy Fred
movieHells Angels on Wheels
1967
Sagt. Bingham
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movieThe Gun Runner
1969
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