Charles Starrett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

161

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-03-28

Day of death

1986-03-22 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Athol, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Starrett

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Robert Starrett (March 28, 1903 – March 22, 1986) was an American actor best known for his starring role in the Durango Kid western series. When he retired he held the record for starring in the longest-running string of feature films (131 titles, half of them being "Durango Kid" films, for Columbia Pictures). A graduate of Worcester Academy in 1922, Starrett went on to study at Dartmouth College. While on the Dartmouth football team he was hired to play a football extra in the film The Quarterback (1926). Bitten by the acting bug, Starrett played minor roles in films and leading roles in stage plays. In 1928, he was a member of the Walker Company, a repertory theatre troupe headed by Stuart Walker. He played the romantic lead in Fast and Loose (1930), which also featured Miriam Hopkins, Carole Lombard, and Frank Morgan. He also starred in the Canadian production The Viking (1931), filmed on location in Newfoundland, which had begun as a Paramount Pictures project. After that he was very active for the next two years but his roles were unremarkable. He was featured in Our Betters (1933), Murder on the Campus (1933). and in his most charming role as a young doctor named Orion in "Along Came Love", with the vivacious co-star Irene Hervey. Offscreen, he helped organize the Screen Actors Guild.

Known For

  • West of Sonora

    West of Sonora

  • Terror Trail

    Terror Trail

  • West of Tombstone

    West of Tombstone

  • The Royal Mounted Patrol

    The Royal Mounted Patrol

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

  • Robin Hood of the Range

    Robin Hood of the Range

  • The Hawk of Wild River

    The Hawk of Wild River

  • Murder on the Campus

    Murder on the Campus

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • Six-Gun Law

    Six-Gun Law

  • Cowboy from Lonesome River

    Cowboy from Lonesome River

  • The Royal Family of Broadway

    The Royal Family of Broadway

  • Roaring Rangers

    Roaring Rangers

  • The Fighting Buckaroo

    The Fighting Buckaroo

  • The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

  • Two Gun Law

    Two Gun Law

  • Laramie Mountains

    Laramie Mountains

  • The Stranger From Ponca City

    The Stranger From Ponca City

  • Streets of Ghost Town

    Streets of Ghost Town

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • What Price Crime

    What Price Crime

  • The Kid from Amarillo

    The Kid from Amarillo

  • Cyclone Prairie Rangers

    Cyclone Prairie Rangers

  • North of the Yukon

    North of the Yukon

  • Make a Million

    Make a Million

  • Sundown Valley

    Sundown Valley

  • Frontier Gunlaw

    Frontier Gunlaw

  • The Kid from Broken Gun

    The Kid from Broken Gun

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • El Dorado Pass

    El Dorado Pass

  • The Thundering West

    The Thundering West

  • The Return of the Durango Kid

    The Return of the Durango Kid

  • Texas Panhandle

    Texas Panhandle

  • Pecos River

    Pecos River

  • The Stranger from Texas

    The Stranger from Texas

  • Three on a Honeymoon

    Three on a Honeymoon

  • Gunning for Vengeance

    Gunning for Vengeance

  • Thunder Over the Prairie

    Thunder Over the Prairie

  • The Viking

    The Viking

  • Cowboy in the Clouds

    Cowboy in the Clouds

  • Fort Savage Raiders

    Fort Savage Raiders

  • Texas Dynamo

    Texas Dynamo

  • Horsemen of the Sierras

    Horsemen of the Sierras

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • Down Rio Grande Way

    Down Rio Grande Way

  • The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

    The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Riders of the Northland

    Riders of the Northland

  • Riding Through Nevada

    Riding Through Nevada

  • Spoilers of the Range

    Spoilers of the Range

  • The Rough, Tough West

    The Rough, Tough West

  • Last Days of Boot Hill

    Last Days of Boot Hill

  • Sons of Steel

    Sons of Steel

  • Blazing Across the Pecos

    Blazing Across the Pecos

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • The Man from Sundown

    The Man from Sundown

  • West of Dodge City

    West of Dodge City

  • Lawless Plainsmen

    Lawless Plainsmen

  • Dodge City Trail

    Dodge City Trail

  • Western Caravans

    Western Caravans

  • Pardon My Gun

    Pardon My Gun

  • Two-Fisted Stranger

    Two-Fisted Stranger

  • The Pinto Kid

    The Pinto Kid

  • The Cowboy Star

    The Cowboy Star

  • Silence

    Silence

  • South of the Chisholm Trail

    South of the Chisholm Trail

  • The Return of Casey Jones

    The Return of Casey Jones

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • The Old Wyoming Trail

    The Old Wyoming Trail

  • Junction City

    Junction City

  • Desirable

    Desirable

  • This Man Is Mine

    This Man Is Mine

  • Desert Vigilante

    Desert Vigilante

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Gallant Defender

    Gallant Defender

  • The Age for Love

    The Age for Love

  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

  • Touchdown!

    Touchdown!

  • Landrush

    Landrush

  • Law of the Canyon

    Law of the Canyon

  • Galloping Thunder

    Galloping Thunder

  • Riding West

    Riding West

  • Law of the Northwest

    Law of the Northwest

  • Blazing Six Shooters

    Blazing Six Shooters

  • Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Two-Fisted Sheriff

  • Rough Ridin' Justice

    Rough Ridin' Justice

  • West of the Santa Fe

    West of the Santa Fe

  • Buckaroo from Powder River

    Buckaroo from Powder River

  • Outpost of the Mounties

    Outpost of the Mounties

  • Frontier Outpost

    Frontier Outpost

  • Prairie Roundup

    Prairie Roundup

  • Snake River Desperadoes

    Snake River Desperadoes

  • Green Eyes

    Green Eyes

  • Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

  • Our Betters

    Our Betters

  • Secret Patrol

    Secret Patrol

  • Saddle Leather Law

    Saddle Leather Law

  • Stolen Sweets

    Stolen Sweets

  • Law of the Plains

    Law of the Plains

  • Both Barrels Blazing

    Both Barrels Blazing

  • The Durango Kid

    The Durango Kid

  • Quick on the Trigger

    Quick on the Trigger

  • Undercover Men

    Undercover Men

  • Mr. Skitch

    Mr. Skitch

  • Sky Bride

    Sky Bride

  • The Medico of Painted Springs

    The Medico of Painted Springs

  • Along Came Love

    Along Came Love

  • Hail to the Rangers

    Hail to the Rangers

  • So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

  • Outcasts of Black Mesa

    Outcasts of Black Mesa

  • Whirlwind Raiders

    Whirlwind Raiders

  • Two-Fisted Rangers

    Two-Fisted Rangers

  • Jungle Bride

    Jungle Bride

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • Heading West

    Heading West

  • Call It Luck

    Call It Luck

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • Bonanza Town

    Bonanza Town

  • West of Abilene

    West of Abilene

  • Trail of the Rustlers

    Trail of the Rustlers

  • Challenge of the Range

    Challenge of the Range

  • Thundering Frontier

    Thundering Frontier

  • Lightning Guns

    Lightning Guns

  • Bullets for Rustlers

    Bullets for Rustlers

  • Cyclone Fury

    Cyclone Fury

  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

  • Smoky Canyon

    Smoky Canyon

  • Overland to Deadwood

    Overland to Deadwood

  • Damaged Love

    Damaged Love

  • The Desert Horseman

    The Desert Horseman

  • Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

    Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

  • Bandits of El Dorado

    Bandits of El Dorado

  • Bad Men of the Hills

    Bad Men of the Hills

  • Lawless Empire

    Lawless Empire

  • Cowboy Canteen

    Cowboy Canteen

  • Blazing the Western Trail

    Blazing the Western Trail

  • Renegades of the Sage

    Renegades of the Sage

  • Outlaws of the Prairie

    Outlaws of the Prairie

  • Outlaws of the Panhandle

    Outlaws of the Panhandle

  • Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

    Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

  • Frontier Fury

    Frontier Fury

  • Riders of Black River

    Riders of Black River

  • Trail to Laredo

    Trail to Laredo

  • South of Death Valley

    South of Death Valley

  • Colorado Trail

    Colorado Trail

  • Trapped

    Trapped

  • Across the Badlands

    Across the Badlands

  • The Fighting Frontiersman

    The Fighting Frontiersman

  • Cattle Raiders

    Cattle Raiders

  • The Blazing Trail

    The Blazing Trail

  • Riders of the Lone Star

    Riders of the Lone Star

  • Phantom Valley

    Phantom Valley

  • The Lone Hand Texan

    The Lone Hand Texan

  • Texas Stampede

    Texas Stampede

  • Rustlers of the Badlands

    Rustlers of the Badlands

  • Outlaws of the Rockies

    Outlaws of the Rockies

  • Prairie Stranger

    Prairie Stranger

  • Sagebrush Heroes

    Sagebrush Heroes

  • Prairie Raiders

    Prairie Raiders

  • Riders of the Badlands

    Riders of the Badlands

  • The Mysterious Avenger

    The Mysterious Avenger