Charles Starrett
Known for Acting · 167 credits
- Born
- 1903-03-28
- Died
- 1986-03-22
- Place of birth
- Athol, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Robert Starrett · Chas. 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
Movies (167)
Jungle Bride
1933
as Gordon Wayne
Start Cheering
1938
as Ted Crosley
Westbound Mail
1937
as Jim 'Skinner' Bradley
Mr. Skitch
1933
as Harvey Denby
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Stephen Hornblow
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Terence Granville
So Red the Rose
1935
as George McGehee
Snake River Desperadoes
1951
as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
West of Cheyenne
1938
as Brad Buckner
This Man Is Mine
1934
as Jud McCrae
Call of the Rockies
1938
as Clint Buckley
One Man Justice
1937
as Larry Clarke / Ted Crockett
Cowboy from Lonesome River
1944
as Steve Randall
Undercover Men
1934
as Robert Hunter
The Viking
1931
as Luke Oarum
South of Arizona
1938
as Clay Travers
Code of the Range
1936
as Lee Jamison
Call It Luck
1934
as Stan Russell
The Kid from Broken Gun
1952
as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
The Royal Family of Broadway
1930
as Perry
Outlaws of the Rockies
1945
as Steve Williams / The Durango Kid
Blazing the Western Trail
1945
as Jeff Waring / The Durango Kid
The Kid from Amarillo
1951
as Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950
as Steve Norman / Durango Kid
Bandits of El Dorado
1949
as Texas Ranger Steve Carson / The Durango Kid
Lady and Gent
1932
as Ted Streaver
Riders of the Badlands
1941
as Steve Langdon / Mac Collins
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949
as Steve Saunders / Durango Kid
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Cowboy Canteen
1944
as Steve Bradley
The Quarterback
1926
as Football Player (uncredited)
The Hawk of Wild River
1952
as Steve Martin / The Durango Kid
Rustlers of the Badlands
1945
as Steve Lindsay / The Durango Kid
Dodge City Trail
1936
as Steve Braddock
Renegades of the Sage
1949
as Steve Duncan / Durango Kid
Lawless Plainsmen
1942
as Steve Rideen
Bonanza Town
1951
as Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid
The Return of the Durango Kid
1945
as Bill Blayden / The Durango Kid
Our Betters
1933
as Fleming Harvey
Overland to Deadwood
1942
as Steve Prescott
A Shot in the Dark
1935
as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
Stolen Sweets
1934
as Bill Smith
Hail to the Rangers
1943
as Steve McKay
The Lone Hand Texan
1947
as Steve Driscoll, The Durango Kid
The Fighting Buckaroo
1943
as Steve Harrison
Buckaroo from Powder River
1947
as Steve Lacey / The Durango Kid
One New York Night
1935
as George Sheridan
Make a Million
1935
as Professor Reginald Q. Jones
The Mysterious Avenger
1936
as Ranny Maitland / Ranny Morgan
Quick on the Trigger
1948
as Sheriff Steve Warren / Durango Kid
Trail of the Rustlers
1950
as Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid
Murder on the Campus
1933
as Bill Bartlett
Challenge of the Range
1949
as Steve Roper / The Durango Kid
Three on a Honeymoon
1934
as Dick Charlton
Outlaws of the Panhandle
1941
as Jim Endicott
The Royal Mounted Patrol
1941
as Tom Jeffries
Rough Ridin' Justice
1945
as Steve Holden
Heading West
1946
as Steve Randall / The Durango Kid
West of Abilene
1940
as Tom Garfield
Fort Savage Raiders
1951
as Steve Drake / The Durango Kid
Green Eyes
1934
as Michael Tracy
Frontier Gunlaw
1946
as Jim "The Durango Kid" Stewart
Sky Bride
1932
as Jim Carmichael
Riding Through Nevada
1942
as Steve Lowrey
Gallant Defender
1935
as Johnny Flagg
Last Days of Boot Hill
1947
as Steve Waring / The Durango Kid
Cyclone Prairie Rangers
1944
as Steve Travis
Sons of Steel
1934
as Phillip Mason Chadburne
Along Came Love
1936
as John Patrick O'Ryan
Cowboy in the Clouds
1943
as Steve Kendall
South of Death Valley
1949
as Steve Downey aka The Durango Kid
Thunder Over the Prairie
1941
as Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico
Fast and Loose
1930
as Henry Morgan
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933
as Morley
Blazing Six Shooters
1940
as Jeff Douglas
Bad Men of the Hills
1942
as Steve Carlton
Law of the Northwest
1943
as Steve King
One in a Million
1935
as Donald Cabot Jr.
Outlaws of the Prairie
1937
as Dart Collins
Down Rio Grande Way
1942
as Steve Martin
Desirable
1934
as Russell Gray
Laramie Mountains
1952
as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
Texas Stagecoach
1940
as Larry Kinkaid
Riders of Black River
1939
as Wade Patterson
The Return of Casey Jones
1933
as Jim Martin
Riders of the Northland
1942
as Steve Bowie
West of Dodge City
1947
as Steve Ramsey / The Durango Kid
The Medico of Painted Springs
1941
as Dr. Steven Monroe
Outpost of the Mounties
1939
as Sergeant Neal Crawford
Touchdown!
1931
as Paul Gehring
Two-Fisted Stranger
1946
as Steve Gordon / The Durango Kid
West of Sonora
1948
as Steve Rollins / The Durango Kid
North of the Yukon
1939
as RCMP Sgt. Jim Cameron
The Stranger from Texas
1939
as Tom Murdock posing as Tom Morgan
Blazing Across the Pecos
1948
as The Durango Kid
Bullets for Rustlers
1940
as Steve Beaumont
Whirlwind Raiders
1948
as Steve Lanning / The Durango Kid
Desert Vigilante
1949
as Steve Wood - The Durango Kid
Spoilers of the Range
1939
as Jeff Strong
Law of the Plains
1938
as Chuck Sanders
The Desert Horseman
1946
as Steve Godfrey / The Durango Kid
West of Tombstone
1942
as Marshal Steve Langdon
Riders of the Lone Star
1947
as Steve Mason / The Durango Kid
The Age for Love
1931
as Dudley Crome
Laramie
1949
as Steve Holden / Durango Kid
Sundown Valley
1944
as Steve Denton
Texas Dynamo
1950
as Steve Drake / Durango Kid
The Old Wyoming Trail
1937
as Bob Patterson
The Rough, Tough West
1952
as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
Law of the Canyon
1947
as Steve Langtry / The Durango Kid
Rio Grande
1938
as Cliff Houston
Streets of Ghost Town
1950
as Steve Woods / The Durango Kid
What Price Crime
1935
as Allen Grey
The Man from Sundown
1939
as Larry Whalen
Both Barrels Blazing
1945
as Kip Allen / The Durango Kid
Frontier Outpost
1950
as Steve Lawton / Durango Kid
Colorado Trail
1938
as Grant Bradley
The Durango Kid
1940
as Bill Lowry
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
1950
as Steve Blake / Durango Kid
Prairie Roundup
1951
as Steve Carson / The Durango Kid
About Charles Starrett
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… With 167 credits spanning from 1926 to 1976, Charles Starrett has appeared in 167 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Jungle Bride (1933) — as Gordon Wayne
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Ted Crosley
- Westbound Mail (1937) — as Jim 'Skinner' Bradley
- Mr. Skitch (1933) — as Harvey Denby
- Gentlemen Are Born (1934) — as Stephen Hornblow
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