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.
Directed Films
Kiss My Grits
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
The Survival of Dana
Mr. Horn
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Nowhere to Hide
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
Hollywood Man
A Small Town in Texas
Race with the Devil
The Dion Brothers
Cleopatra Jones
Slaughter
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
Night Chase
Cry Blood Apache
The Losers
Run, Angel, Run!
Also Appeared In
Grizzly II: Revenge
Nightwish
Family Reunion
Brothers in Arms
Death Chase
Hollywood Heartbreak
The River
First Blood
The Rose
Mr. Horn
Nowhere to Hide