Jack Starrett
Known For
Directing
Born
1936-11-02 in Refugio, Texas, USA
Died
1989-03-27
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.
Most Known For
The A-Team
as Wade Blackburn
Knight Rider
as Hagen
Knight Rider
as Lt. George Barth
Knight Rider
as Sheriff
Hill Street Blues
Hunter
as Dennis Balzer
Hunter
as Bartender (uncredited)
Hunter
as Bartender
First Blood
as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Blazing Saddles
as Gabby Johnson
Nightwish
as Professor
Big Hawaii
Wildside
Race with the Devil
as Gas Station Attendant
The River
as Swick
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Papas
The Rose
as Dee
The Born Losers
as Deputy Fred
Hells Angels on Wheels
as Sagt. Bingham
The Losers
as Chet Davis (uncredited)