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

  • Two-Fisted Rangers

    Two-Fisted Rangers

  • Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Two-Fisted Sheriff

  • Riding West

    Riding West

  • The Hawk of Wild River

    The Hawk of Wild River

  • The Rough, Tough West

    The Rough, Tough West

  • Junction City

    Junction City

  • Two-Fisted Stranger

    Two-Fisted Stranger

  • Pecos River

    Pecos River

  • Roaring Rangers

    Roaring Rangers

  • Frontier Outpost

    Frontier Outpost

  • Buckaroo from Powder River

    Buckaroo from Powder River

  • Terror Trail

    Terror Trail

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

    The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

  • The Medico of Painted Springs

    The Medico of Painted Springs

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • Gallant Defender

    Gallant Defender

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • Silence

    Silence

  • Landrush

    Landrush

  • The Royal Family of Broadway

    The Royal Family of Broadway

  • Texas Dynamo

    Texas Dynamo

  • Bonanza Town

    Bonanza Town

  • Green Eyes

    Green Eyes

  • Heading West

    Heading West

  • Laramie Mountains

    Laramie Mountains

  • Prairie Roundup

    Prairie Roundup

  • Our Betters

    Our Betters

  • The Man from Sundown

    The Man from Sundown

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Undercover Men

    Undercover Men

  • Riding Through Nevada

    Riding Through Nevada

  • North of the Yukon

    North of the Yukon

  • Sundown Valley

    Sundown Valley

  • Lawless Plainsmen

    Lawless Plainsmen

  • Stolen Sweets

    Stolen Sweets

  • Secret Patrol

    Secret Patrol

  • The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • Rough Ridin' Justice

    Rough Ridin' Justice

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

  • Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

  • Blazing Across the Pecos

    Blazing Across the Pecos

  • Law of the Northwest

    Law of the Northwest

  • The Age for Love

    The Age for Love

  • Desert Vigilante

    Desert Vigilante

  • Mr. Skitch

    Mr. Skitch

  • Trail of the Rustlers

    Trail of the Rustlers

  • Sky Bride

    Sky Bride

  • Six-Gun Law

    Six-Gun Law

  • Fort Savage Raiders

    Fort Savage Raiders

  • Riders of the Northland

    Riders of the Northland

  • Horsemen of the Sierras

    Horsemen of the Sierras

  • Cowboy from Lonesome River

    Cowboy from Lonesome River

  • Jungle Bride

    Jungle Bride

  • Thunder Over the Prairie

    Thunder Over the Prairie

  • The Old Wyoming Trail

    The Old Wyoming Trail

  • Western Caravans

    Western Caravans

  • Law of the Canyon

    Law of the Canyon

  • The Stranger from Texas

    The Stranger from Texas

  • The Fighting Buckaroo

    The Fighting Buckaroo

  • The Kid from Broken Gun

    The Kid from Broken Gun

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • What Price Crime

    What Price Crime

  • The Return of the Durango Kid

    The Return of the Durango Kid

  • Thundering Frontier

    Thundering Frontier

  • West of Sonora

    West of Sonora

  • Outcasts of Black Mesa

    Outcasts of Black Mesa

  • Cowboy in the Clouds

    Cowboy in the Clouds

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Quick on the Trigger

    Quick on the Trigger

  • Snake River Desperadoes

    Snake River Desperadoes

  • Last Days of Boot Hill

    Last Days of Boot Hill

  • Streets of Ghost Town

    Streets of Ghost Town

  • Touchdown!

    Touchdown!

  • Along Came Love

    Along Came Love

  • The Stranger From Ponca City

    The Stranger From Ponca City

  • Robin Hood of the Range

    Robin Hood of the Range

  • The Kid from Amarillo

    The Kid from Amarillo

  • Gunning for Vengeance

    Gunning for Vengeance

  • Three on a Honeymoon

    Three on a Honeymoon

  • Cyclone Prairie Rangers

    Cyclone Prairie Rangers

  • Pardon My Gun

    Pardon My Gun

  • South of the Chisholm Trail

    South of the Chisholm Trail

  • Hail to the Rangers

    Hail to the Rangers

  • West of Dodge City

    West of Dodge City

  • West of Tombstone

    West of Tombstone

  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • The Durango Kid

    The Durango Kid

  • El Dorado Pass

    El Dorado Pass

  • This Man Is Mine

    This Man Is Mine

  • Two Gun Law

    Two Gun Law

  • Down Rio Grande Way

    Down Rio Grande Way

  • West of Abilene

    West of Abilene

  • The Cowboy Star

    The Cowboy Star

  • Call It Luck

    Call It Luck

  • Desirable

    Desirable

  • Blazing Six Shooters

    Blazing Six Shooters

  • Both Barrels Blazing

    Both Barrels Blazing

  • Spoilers of the Range

    Spoilers of the Range

  • Make a Million

    Make a Million

  • The Royal Mounted Patrol

    The Royal Mounted Patrol

  • Sons of Steel

    Sons of Steel

  • Law of the Plains

    Law of the Plains

  • Saddle Leather Law

    Saddle Leather Law

  • So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

  • Outpost of the Mounties

    Outpost of the Mounties

  • Bad Men of the Hills

    Bad Men of the Hills

  • Murder on the Campus

    Murder on the Campus

  • Dodge City Trail

    Dodge City Trail

  • Damaged Love

    Damaged Love

  • The Viking

    The Viking

  • The Blazing Trail

    The Blazing Trail

  • Frontier Fury

    Frontier Fury

  • Rustlers of the Badlands

    Rustlers of the Badlands

  • Challenge of the Range

    Challenge of the Range

  • Blazing the Western Trail

    Blazing the Western Trail

  • Riders of the Badlands

    Riders of the Badlands

  • Lightning Guns

    Lightning Guns

  • The Return of Casey Jones

    The Return of Casey Jones

  • The Fighting Frontiersman

    The Fighting Frontiersman

  • Overland to Deadwood

    Overland to Deadwood

  • Cowboy Canteen

    Cowboy Canteen

  • Whirlwind Raiders

    Whirlwind Raiders

  • The Pinto Kid

    The Pinto Kid

  • Phantom Valley

    Phantom Valley

  • The Mysterious Avenger

    The Mysterious Avenger

  • Sagebrush Heroes

    Sagebrush Heroes

  • Bandits of El Dorado

    Bandits of El Dorado

  • The Desert Horseman

    The Desert Horseman

  • Outlaws of the Prairie

    Outlaws of the Prairie

  • South of Death Valley

    South of Death Valley

  • Galloping Thunder

    Galloping Thunder

  • Renegades of the Sage

    Renegades of the Sage

  • Smoky Canyon

    Smoky Canyon

  • Frontier Gunlaw

    Frontier Gunlaw

  • Cyclone Fury

    Cyclone Fury

  • Across the Badlands

    Across the Badlands

  • Trail to Laredo

    Trail to Laredo

  • Texas Stampede

    Texas Stampede

  • Texas Panhandle

    Texas Panhandle

  • Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

    Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

  • Outlaws of the Rockies

    Outlaws of the Rockies

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

    Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

  • Riders of Black River

    Riders of Black River

  • Colorado Trail

    Colorado Trail

  • Cattle Raiders

    Cattle Raiders

  • Bullets for Rustlers

    Bullets for Rustlers

  • Lawless Empire

    Lawless Empire

  • Prairie Raiders

    Prairie Raiders

  • Outlaws of the Panhandle

    Outlaws of the Panhandle

  • Riders of the Lone Star

    Riders of the Lone Star

  • Prairie Stranger

    Prairie Stranger

  • West of the Santa Fe

    West of the Santa Fe

  • The Lone Hand Texan

    The Lone Hand Texan

  • Trapped

    Trapped

  • The Thundering West

    The Thundering West