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Charles Starrett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1903-03-28

Day of Death

1986-03-22

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.

Filmography (167)

⭐ 8.5 Role: (archive footage)

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976
⭐ 6.5 Role: Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

The Kid from Broken Gun

1952
⭐ 7.0 Role: Steve Rollins / Durango Kid

Junction City

1952
⭐ 7.0 Role: Steve Holden / The Durango Kid

The Rough, Tough West

1952
⭐ 6.5 Role: Steve Holden / The Durango Kid

Laramie Mountains

1952
⭐ 6.1 Role: Steve Martin / The Durango Kid

The Hawk of Wild River

1952
⭐ 7.5 Role: Steve "The Durango Kid" Brent

Smoky Canyon

1952
⭐ 7.0 Role: Steve Baldwin / The Durango Kid

Pecos River

1951
⭐ 7.0 Role: Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid

The Kid from Amarillo

1951
⭐ 6.0 Role: The Durango Kid / Steve Reynolds

Cyclone Fury

1951
⭐ 6.3 Role: Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid

Bonanza Town

1951
⭐ 4.9 Role: Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

Snake River Desperadoes

1951
⭐ 9.0 Role: Steve Drake / The Durango Kid

Fort Savage Raiders

1951
⭐ 10.0 Role: Steve Forsythe / The Durango Kid

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

1951
⭐ 8.0 Role: Steve Carson / The Durango Kid

Prairie Roundup

1951