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

  • The Medico of Painted Springs

    The Medico of Painted Springs

  • The Hawk of Wild River

    The Hawk of Wild River

  • The Royal Family of Broadway

    The Royal Family of Broadway

  • Two-Fisted Stranger

    Two-Fisted Stranger

  • The Rough, Tough West

    The Rough, Tough West

  • A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark

  • The Man from Sundown

    The Man from Sundown

  • North of the Yukon

    North of the Yukon

  • The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

    The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

  • Frontier Outpost

    Frontier Outpost

  • Riding West

    Riding West

  • The Silver Streak

    The Silver Streak

  • Buckaroo from Powder River

    Buckaroo from Powder River

  • Junction City

    Junction City

  • Roaring Rangers

    Roaring Rangers

  • Pecos River

    Pecos River

  • The Age for Love

    The Age for Love

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • Blazing Across the Pecos

    Blazing Across the Pecos

  • Rough Ridin' Justice

    Rough Ridin' Justice

  • Cowboy from Lonesome River

    Cowboy from Lonesome River

  • Gallant Defender

    Gallant Defender

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

  • Terror Trail

    Terror Trail

  • The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

  • Heading West

    Heading West

  • Landrush

    Landrush

  • Riding Through Nevada

    Riding Through Nevada

  • Silence

    Silence

  • Bonanza Town

    Bonanza Town

  • Law of the Northwest

    Law of the Northwest

  • Texas Dynamo

    Texas Dynamo

  • Green Eyes

    Green Eyes

  • Trail of the Rustlers

    Trail of the Rustlers

  • Prairie Roundup

    Prairie Roundup

  • Riders of the Northland

    Riders of the Northland

  • The Return of the Durango Kid

    The Return of the Durango Kid

  • Law of the Canyon

    Law of the Canyon

  • Our Betters

    Our Betters

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Undercover Men

    Undercover Men

  • Texas Stagecoach

    Texas Stagecoach

  • Laramie Mountains

    Laramie Mountains

  • Sundown Valley

    Sundown Valley

  • The Kid from Broken Gun

    The Kid from Broken Gun

  • Spoilers of the Range

    Spoilers of the Range

  • Thunder Over the Prairie

    Thunder Over the Prairie

  • The Old Wyoming Trail

    The Old Wyoming Trail

  • Stolen Sweets

    Stolen Sweets

  • Lawless Plainsmen

    Lawless Plainsmen

  • Six-Gun Law

    Six-Gun Law

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • Two Gun Law

    Two Gun Law

  • Secret Patrol

    Secret Patrol

  • Desert Vigilante

    Desert Vigilante

  • Horsemen of the Sierras

    Horsemen of the Sierras

  • The Stranger From Ponca City

    The Stranger From Ponca City

  • Sky Bride

    Sky Bride

  • South of the Chisholm Trail

    South of the Chisholm Trail

  • Make a Million

    Make a Million

  • Quick on the Trigger

    Quick on the Trigger

  • Three on a Honeymoon

    Three on a Honeymoon

  • The Stranger from Texas

    The Stranger from Texas

  • Fort Savage Raiders

    Fort Savage Raiders

  • Cyclone Prairie Rangers

    Cyclone Prairie Rangers

  • Western Caravans

    Western Caravans

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • The Fighting Buckaroo

    The Fighting Buckaroo

  • Mr. Skitch

    Mr. Skitch

  • Last Days of Boot Hill

    Last Days of Boot Hill

  • Murder on the Campus

    Murder on the Campus

  • Blazing Six Shooters

    Blazing Six Shooters

  • Jungle Bride

    Jungle Bride

  • Robin Hood of the Range

    Robin Hood of the Range

  • Streets of Ghost Town

    Streets of Ghost Town

  • Gunning for Vengeance

    Gunning for Vengeance

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Thundering Frontier

    Thundering Frontier

  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

  • Outpost of the Mounties

    Outpost of the Mounties

  • Pardon My Gun

    Pardon My Gun

  • Outcasts of Black Mesa

    Outcasts of Black Mesa

  • West of Sonora

    West of Sonora

  • Hail to the Rangers

    Hail to the Rangers

  • The Kid from Amarillo

    The Kid from Amarillo

  • Snake River Desperadoes

    Snake River Desperadoes

  • Along Came Love

    Along Came Love

  • El Dorado Pass

    El Dorado Pass

  • What Price Crime

    What Price Crime

  • West of Dodge City

    West of Dodge City

  • Bad Men of the Hills

    Bad Men of the Hills

  • Touchdown!

    Touchdown!

  • Cowboy in the Clouds

    Cowboy in the Clouds

  • Call It Luck

    Call It Luck

  • Down Rio Grande Way

    Down Rio Grande Way

  • This Man Is Mine

    This Man Is Mine

  • The Durango Kid

    The Durango Kid

  • The Cowboy Star

    The Cowboy Star

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • West of Tombstone

    West of Tombstone

  • West of Abilene

    West of Abilene

  • Both Barrels Blazing

    Both Barrels Blazing

  • Sons of Steel

    Sons of Steel

  • Law of the Plains

    Law of the Plains

  • The Blazing Trail

    The Blazing Trail

  • The Royal Mounted Patrol

    The Royal Mounted Patrol

  • Overland to Deadwood

    Overland to Deadwood

  • So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

  • Saddle Leather Law

    Saddle Leather Law

  • Desirable

    Desirable

  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

  • Rustlers of the Badlands

    Rustlers of the Badlands

  • Lightning Guns

    Lightning Guns

  • The Viking

    The Viking

  • Dodge City Trail

    Dodge City Trail

  • Riders of the Badlands

    Riders of the Badlands

  • Cyclone Fury

    Cyclone Fury

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • Challenge of the Range

    Challenge of the Range

  • Damaged Love

    Damaged Love

  • Texas Panhandle

    Texas Panhandle

  • The Return of Casey Jones

    The Return of Casey Jones

  • South of Death Valley

    South of Death Valley

  • Smoky Canyon

    Smoky Canyon

  • Galloping Thunder

    Galloping Thunder

  • Bullets for Rustlers

    Bullets for Rustlers

  • Trail to Laredo

    Trail to Laredo

  • The Fighting Frontiersman

    The Fighting Frontiersman

  • Sagebrush Heroes

    Sagebrush Heroes

  • Frontier Fury

    Frontier Fury

  • Blazing the Western Trail

    Blazing the Western Trail

  • Prairie Raiders

    Prairie Raiders

  • The Pinto Kid

    The Pinto Kid

  • Outlaws of the Prairie

    Outlaws of the Prairie

  • The Mysterious Avenger

    The Mysterious Avenger

  • Outlaws of the Rockies

    Outlaws of the Rockies

  • Across the Badlands

    Across the Badlands

  • Colorado Trail

    Colorado Trail

  • Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

    Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

  • Phantom Valley

    Phantom Valley

  • The Desert Horseman

    The Desert Horseman

  • Lawless Empire

    Lawless Empire

  • Renegades of the Sage

    Renegades of the Sage

  • Frontier Gunlaw

    Frontier Gunlaw

  • Prairie Stranger

    Prairie Stranger

  • Whirlwind Raiders

    Whirlwind Raiders

  • Riders of Black River

    Riders of Black River

  • Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

    Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

  • Bandits of El Dorado

    Bandits of El Dorado

  • Cowboy Canteen

    Cowboy Canteen

  • The Lone Hand Texan

    The Lone Hand Texan

  • Texas Stampede

    Texas Stampede

  • Outlaws of the Panhandle

    Outlaws of the Panhandle

  • Cattle Raiders

    Cattle Raiders

  • West of the Santa Fe

    West of the Santa Fe

  • Riders of the Lone Star

    Riders of the Lone Star

  • The Thundering West

    The Thundering West

  • Trapped

    Trapped