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Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr. (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director. 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 policeman Art Galt in the 1982 action film First Blood. He also played the cruel foreman Swick in The River (1984). 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.

Starrett was raised in Refugio, Texas and worked in the oil fields before coming to Hollywood. He 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. Valerie Starrett, his wife at one time, said Jack had always wished to direct rather than act. He made an uncredited first attempt at direction when the original director of The Girls from Thunder Strip needed assistance. Throughout his career, Starrett directed feature films and episodes of television programs. In addition, he made guest appearances on TV shows including Hill Street Blues, Hunter, The A Team, and Knight Rider (in which he made three guest appearances as different characters.) Starrett starred in three short films directed by Tony Schweikle. Starrett and Schweikle stayed close friends until Starrett's death. He played the mumbling Gabby Johnson in Mel Brooks' 1974 film Blazing Saddles, which was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. At the time of his death he was married to Valerie Starrett.

Year Title Role Notes 1971 Cade's County Wilbur Bain Episode: "The Mustangers" 1977 Nowhere to Hide Gus TV movie 1979 Mr. Horn General George Crook TV movie 1979 Survival of Dana Police Photographer TV movieUncredited 1983 Hill Street Blues Farley Episode: "Moon Over Uranus" 1983 1985 Knight Rider Hagen / Lieutenant George Barth / Sheriff Three episodes 1985 Wildside General Abraham Wollock Episode: "Well Known Secret" 1985 Hunter Dennis Balzer / The Bartender / The Sniper Three episodes 1986 The A Team Wade Blackburn Episode: "The Duke of Whispering Pines"

Year Title Notes 1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Two episodes 1970 Night Chase TV movie 1974 Planet of the Apes Episode: "The Horse Race" 1975 1977 Starsky & Hutch Three episodes 1977 Roger and Hary: The Mitera Target TV movie 1977 Nowhere to Hide TV movie 1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Episode: "Class Underachiever" 1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie TV movie 1978 Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus TV movie 1979 Mr. Horn TV movie 1979 Survival of Dana TV movie 1979 Paris Episode: "Decisions" 1979 A Man Called Sloane Episode: "Sweethearts of Disaster" 1979 1980 The Dukes of Hazzard Two episodes 1980 Beyond Westworld Episode: "The Lion" 1980 Eischied Episode: "Powder Burn" 1981 Hill Street Blues Episode: "Life, Death, Eternity"