Jack Starrett

Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr.[1] (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director.[2]

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Jack Starrett
Born	Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. (1936-11-02)November 2, 1936 Refugio, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 27, 1989(1989-03-27) (aged 52) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director
Years active	1961–1987
Spouse	Valerie Starrett

Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as Gabby Johnson, a parody of George "Gabby" Hayes, in the 1974 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 acted in the biker films The Born Losers, Hells Angels on Wheels (both from 1967), Angels from Hell (1968) and 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) - that was filmed in his home state of Texas - in which he also played a gas station attendant.