Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

Acting
Born 1903-03-28 - Died 1986-03-22Athol, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Movies (167)

Westbound Mail
8.0

Westbound Mail

1937Movie8.0
South of Death Valley
7.0

South of Death Valley

1949Movie7.0
Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938Movie6.9
Phantom Valley
7.5

Phantom Valley

1948Movie7.5
Jungle Bride
5.5

Jungle Bride

1933Movie5.5
Rough Ridin' Justice
10.0

Rough Ridin' Justice

1945Movie10.0
Mr. Skitch
7.3

Mr. Skitch

1933Movie7.3
South of Arizona
7.0

South of Arizona

1938Movie7.0
One Man Justice
6.5

One Man Justice

1937Movie6.5
A Shot in the Dark
6.0

A Shot in the Dark

1935Movie6.0
The Mask of Fu Manchu
5.4

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932Movie5.4
Desirable
7.5

Desirable

1934Movie7.5
So Red the Rose
7.7

So Red the Rose

1935Movie7.7
Law of the Plains
8.0

Law of the Plains

1938Movie8.0
Our Betters
5.4

Our Betters

1933Movie5.4
The Durango Kid
7.5

The Durango Kid

1940Movie7.5
Lady and Gent
5.8

Lady and Gent

1932Movie5.8
Down Rio Grande Way
10.0

Down Rio Grande Way

1942Movie10.0
Bullets for Rustlers
7.0

Bullets for Rustlers

1940Movie7.0
Lawless Plainsmen
7.0

Lawless Plainsmen

1942Movie7.0
One New York Night
7.5

One New York Night

1935Movie7.5
Trail of the Rustlers
7.3

Trail of the Rustlers

1950Movie7.3
Code of the Range
8.0

Code of the Range

1936Movie8.0
Undercover Men
6.3

Undercover Men

1934Movie6.3
Pardon My Gun
10.0

Pardon My Gun

1942Movie10.0
This Man Is Mine
5.9

This Man Is Mine

1934Movie5.9
Bonanza Town
6.3

Bonanza Town

1951Movie6.3
West of Abilene
10.0

West of Abilene

1940Movie10.0
Snake River Desperadoes
4.9

Snake River Desperadoes

1951Movie4.9
Gentlemen Are Born
7.3

Gentlemen Are Born

1934Movie7.3
West of Cheyenne
7.0

West of Cheyenne

1938Movie7.0
Call of the Rockies
10.0

Call of the Rockies

1938Movie10.0
The Royal Family of Broadway
5.9

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930Movie5.9
Cowboy from Lonesome River
7.0

Cowboy from Lonesome River

1944Movie7.0
Call It Luck
8.0

Call It Luck

1934Movie8.0
Riding Through Nevada
7.0

Riding Through Nevada

1942Movie7.0
The Kid from Broken Gun
6.0

The Kid from Broken Gun

1952Movie6.0
Dodge City Trail
3.0

Dodge City Trail

1936Movie3.0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976Movie8.5
Outpost of the Mounties
10.0

Outpost of the Mounties

1939Movie10.0
Frontier Gunlaw
7.0

Frontier Gunlaw

1946Movie7.0
Desert Vigilante
7.0

Desert Vigilante

1949Movie7.0
Laramie
6.8

Laramie

1949Movie6.8
The Stranger from Texas
8.0

The Stranger from Texas

1939Movie8.0
Colorado Trail
8.0

Colorado Trail

1938Movie8.0
One in a Million
5.7

One in a Million

1935Movie5.7
Fast and Loose
5.3

Fast and Loose

1930Movie5.3
Texas Stampede
7.0

Texas Stampede

1939Movie7.0
Junction City
7.0

Junction City

1952Movie7.0
Stolen Sweets
4.2

Stolen Sweets

1934Movie4.2
Sagebrush Heroes
9.0

Sagebrush Heroes

1945Movie9.0
Cowboy in the Clouds
7.0

Cowboy in the Clouds

1943Movie7.0
The Quarterback
6.5

The Quarterback

1926Movie6.5
Sky Bride
8.0

Sky Bride

1932Movie8.0
The Fighting Buckaroo
7.0

The Fighting Buckaroo

1943Movie7.0
Horsemen of the Sierras
7.0

Horsemen of the Sierras

1949Movie7.0
Laramie Mountains
6.5

Laramie Mountains

1952Movie6.5
Trail to Laredo
6.0

Trail to Laredo

1948Movie6.0
Texas Panhandle
7.0

Texas Panhandle

1945Movie7.0
Texas Stagecoach
9.0

Texas Stagecoach

1940Movie9.0
What Price Crime
4.0

What Price Crime

1935Movie4.0
Prairie Roundup
8.0

Prairie Roundup

1951Movie8.0
The Blazing Trail
5.5

The Blazing Trail

1949Movie5.5
The Rough, Tough West
7.0

The Rough, Tough West

1952Movie7.0
Streets of Ghost Town
7.0

Streets of Ghost Town

1950Movie7.0
Frontier Outpost
7.0

Frontier Outpost

1950Movie7.0
Gallant Defender
9.0

Gallant Defender

1935Movie9.0
Two-Fisted Rangers
4.3

Two-Fisted Rangers

1939Movie4.3
Blazing the Western Trail
6.3

Blazing the Western Trail

1945Movie6.3
Galloping Thunder
7.0

Galloping Thunder

1946Movie7.0
Prairie Stranger
7.0

Prairie Stranger

1941Movie7.0
Quick on the Trigger
6.5

Quick on the Trigger

1948Movie6.5
The Return of the Durango Kid
8.7

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945Movie8.7
Secret Patrol
9.0

Secret Patrol

1936Movie9.0
Smoky Canyon
7.5

Smoky Canyon

1952Movie7.5
Three on a Honeymoon
7.0

Three on a Honeymoon

1934Movie7.0
Hail to the Rangers
10.0

Hail to the Rangers

1943Movie10.0
Bandits of El Dorado
10.0

Bandits of El Dorado

1949Movie10.0
Across the Badlands
7.0

Across the Badlands

1950Movie7.0
Sundown Valley
10.0

Sundown Valley

1944Movie10.0
The Medico of Painted Springs
7.0

The Medico of Painted Springs

1941Movie7.0
Riders of the Badlands
6.5

Riders of the Badlands

1941Movie6.5
The Kid from Amarillo
7.0

The Kid from Amarillo

1951Movie7.0
Outlaws of the Panhandle
7.5

Outlaws of the Panhandle

1941Movie7.5
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
5.3

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1933Movie5.3
The Viking
5.3

The Viking

1931Movie5.3
The Silver Streak
6.9

The Silver Streak

1934Movie6.9
Two-Fisted Sheriff
3.8

Two-Fisted Sheriff

1937Movie3.8
Robin Hood of the Range
6.5

Robin Hood of the Range

1943Movie6.5
Blazing Six Shooters
8.0

Blazing Six Shooters

1940Movie8.0
Cyclone Fury
6.0

Cyclone Fury

1951Movie6.0
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
10.0

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

1951Movie10.0
Fort Savage Raiders
9.0

Fort Savage Raiders

1951Movie9.0
Law of the Northwest
8.0

Law of the Northwest

1943Movie8.0
Last Days of Boot Hill
7.0

Last Days of Boot Hill

1947Movie7.0
The Cowboy Star
10.0

The Cowboy Star

1936Movie10.0
Texas Dynamo
7.0

Texas Dynamo

1950Movie7.0
Rustlers of the Badlands
8.0

Rustlers of the Badlands

1945Movie8.0
Outlaws of the Prairie
4.0

Outlaws of the Prairie

1937Movie4.0
The Mysterious Avenger
9.0

The Mysterious Avenger

1936Movie9.0
Trapped
9.0

Trapped

1937Movie9.0
Lawless Empire
10.0

Lawless Empire

1945Movie10.0
Pecos River
7.0

Pecos River

1951Movie7.0
Green Eyes
5.8

Green Eyes

1934Movie5.8
Gunning for Vengeance
6.5

Gunning for Vengeance

1946Movie6.5
Thunder Over the Prairie
9.0

Thunder Over the Prairie

1941Movie9.0
Saddle Leather Law
7.0

Saddle Leather Law

1944Movie7.0
The Hawk of Wild River
6.1

The Hawk of Wild River

1952Movie6.1
Make a Million
6.3

Make a Million

1935Movie6.3
The Desert Horseman
10.0

The Desert Horseman

1946Movie10.0
Both Barrels Blazing
5.5

Both Barrels Blazing

1945Movie5.5
The Return of Casey Jones
7.5

The Return of Casey Jones

1933Movie7.5
The Age for Love
9.0

The Age for Love

1931Movie9.0
Sons of Steel
7.0

Sons of Steel

1934Movie7.0
Murder on the Campus
5.5

Murder on the Campus

1933Movie5.5
Rio Grande
4.7

Rio Grande

1938Movie4.7
Law of the Canyon
7.0

Law of the Canyon

1947Movie7.0
Cattle Raiders
5.3

Cattle Raiders

1938Movie5.3
Riders of the Lone Star
7.0

Riders of the Lone Star

1947Movie7.0
West of Tombstone
9.0

West of Tombstone

1942Movie9.0
Western Caravans
7.0

Western Caravans

1939Movie7.0
The Royal Mounted Patrol
9.0

The Royal Mounted Patrol

1941Movie9.0
Whirlwind Raiders
7.5

Whirlwind Raiders

1948Movie7.5
Overland to Deadwood
9.0

Overland to Deadwood

1942Movie9.0
El Dorado Pass
10.0

El Dorado Pass

1948Movie10.0
The Old Wyoming Trail
7.0

The Old Wyoming Trail

1937Movie7.0
The Pinto Kid
10.0

The Pinto Kid

1941Movie10.0
Damaged Love
8.0

Damaged Love

1931Movie8.0
Cowboy Canteen
8.0

Cowboy Canteen

1944Movie8.0
Roaring Rangers
6.0

Roaring Rangers

1946Movie6.0
Riders of the Northland
9.0

Riders of the Northland

1942Movie9.0
The Man from Sundown
10.0

The Man from Sundown

1939Movie10.0
North of the Yukon
7.0

North of the Yukon

1939Movie7.0
Challenge of the Range
6.5

Challenge of the Range

1949Movie6.5
Heading West
8.0

Heading West

1946Movie8.0
Outcasts of Black Mesa
9.0

Outcasts of Black Mesa

1950Movie9.0
Cyclone Prairie Rangers
9.0

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

1944Movie9.0
Outlaws of the Rockies
7.5

Outlaws of the Rockies

1945Movie7.5
Prairie Raiders
6.5

Prairie Raiders

1947Movie6.5
Buckaroo from Powder River
7.0

Buckaroo from Powder River

1947Movie7.0
Frontier Fury
7.0

Frontier Fury

1943Movie7.0
Touchdown!
8.0

Touchdown!

1931Movie8.0
Lightning Guns
6.5

Lightning Guns

1950Movie6.5
West of the Santa Fe
7.0

West of the Santa Fe

1938Movie7.0
Bad Men of the Hills
8.0

Bad Men of the Hills

1942Movie8.0
Along Came Love
6.3

Along Came Love

1936Movie6.3
Renegades of the Sage
9.0

Renegades of the Sage

1949Movie9.0
South of the Chisholm Trail
10.0

South of the Chisholm Trail

1947Movie10.0
Riding West
10.0

Riding West

1944Movie10.0
Thundering Frontier
10.0

Thundering Frontier

1940Movie10.0
Stampede
9.0

Stampede

1936Movie9.0
Spoilers of the Range
8.0

Spoilers of the Range

1939Movie8.0
The Lone Hand Texan
7.5

The Lone Hand Texan

1947Movie7.5
Two-Fisted Stranger
6.0

Two-Fisted Stranger

1946Movie6.0
Landrush
9.0

Landrush

1946Movie9.0
Terror Trail
7.0

Terror Trail

1946Movie7.0
Blazing Across the Pecos
5.8

Blazing Across the Pecos

1948Movie5.8
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
9.0

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

1950Movie9.0
Silence
7.7

Silence

1931Movie7.7
Two Gun Law
10.0

Two Gun Law

1937Movie10.0
Six-Gun Law
6.5

Six-Gun Law

1948Movie6.5
The Thundering West
8.0

The Thundering West

1939Movie8.0
West of Sonora
7.0

West of Sonora

1948Movie7.0
The Fighting Frontiersman
7.0

The Fighting Frontiersman

1946Movie7.0
Riders of Black River
10.0

Riders of Black River

1939Movie10.0
West of Dodge City
7.0

West of Dodge City

1947Movie7.0
The Stranger From Ponca City
7.5

The Stranger From Ponca City

1947Movie7.5