Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

Known for

Acting

Born

March 28, 1903

Birthplace

Athol, Massachusetts, USA

Died

March 22, 1986 (aged 82)

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 Comp...

Best known work

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

Our Betters

Our Betters

1933

Jungle Bride

Jungle Bride

1933

The Royal Family of Broadway

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930

Fast and Loose

Fast and Loose

1930

Lady and Gent

Lady and Gent

1932

This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine

1934

The Viking

The Viking

1931

Start Cheering

Start Cheering

1938

The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

1934

Filmography

1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
1952
The Kid from Broken Gun
as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
1952
Junction City
as Steve Rollins / Durango Kid
1952
The Rough, Tough West
as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
1952
Laramie Mountains
as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
1952
The Hawk of Wild River
as Steve Martin / The Durango Kid
1952
Smoky Canyon
as Steve "The Durango Kid" Brent
1951
Pecos River
as Steve Baldwin / The Durango Kid
1951
The Kid from Amarillo
as Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid
1951
Cyclone Fury
as The Durango Kid / Steve Reynolds
1951
Bonanza Town
as Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid
1951
Snake River Desperadoes
as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
1951
Fort Savage Raiders
as Steve Drake / The Durango Kid
1951
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
as Steve Forsythe / The Durango Kid
1951
Prairie Roundup
as Steve Carson / The Durango Kid
1950
Frontier Outpost
as Steve Lawton / Durango Kid
1950
Lightning Guns
as Steve Brandon / Durango Kid
1950
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
as Steve Blake / Durango Kid
1950
Across the Badlands
as Steve Ransom / Durango Kid
1950
Streets of Ghost Town
as Steve Woods / The Durango Kid
1950
Texas Dynamo
as Steve Drake / Durango Kid
1950
Outcasts of Black Mesa
as Steve Norman / Durango Kid
1950
Trail of the Rustlers
as Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid
1949
Renegades of the Sage
as Steve Duncan / Durango Kid
1949
Horsemen of the Sierras
as Steve Saunders / Durango Kid