Jack Starrett (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and director from Refugio, Texas. He is credited as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. in some of his films. Mr. 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. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Refugio is a town in Refugio County, Texas, United States. ... Parody of Back to the Future In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... George Francis Gabby Hayes (May 7, 1885–February 9, 1969) was an American actor. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Parody of Back to the Future In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Alex Karras as Mongo in Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles (1974) is a comedy directed by Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, and released by Warner Brothers. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Action films, or movies, are a film genre, where action sequences, such as fighting, stunts, car chases or explosions, take precedence over elements like characterization or complex plotting. ... First Blood is the first film featuring the character of troubled Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. ... There have been five movies titled The River: The River (1997) directed by Tsai Ming-liang. ...

Jack 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. Like Father Like Son is a 1987 cometastic film starring Kirk Cameron and Dudley Moore. ...

He directed movies and episodes of television programs, and made guest appearances on TV shows including Hill Street Blues, Hunter, The A-Team, and Knight Rider (in which he made 3 guest appearances as different characters.) Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Knight Rider was a popular US-American television series that ran between September 26, 1982, and August 8, 1986. ...

Jack Starrett's wife is Valerie Starrett; his daughter is Jennifer Starrett, who is also an actress.

He died from renal failure at the age of only 52. Renal failure is the condition in which the kidneys fail to function properly. ...

Selected filmography

• Death Chase (1990)
• Hollywood Heartbreak (1990)
• Nightwish (1989)
• Like Father Like Son (1987)
• The River (1984)
• First Blood (1982)
• The Rose (1979)
• A Small Town in Texas (1976, director)
• Race with the Devil (1975, director)
• The Gravy Train (1974, director)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• Cleopatra Jones (1973, director)
• Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
• The Gay Deceivers (1969)
• Angels from Hell (1968)
• Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
• The Girls from Thunder Strip (1966)
• The Young Sinner (1965)
• Like Father Like Son (1961)

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External links

• Jack Starrett at the Internet Movie Database