Portrait of Jack Starrett

Directing

Jack Starrett

Career

Active from 1967 to 1989, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Starrett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Vigilante Justice 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Violent Confrontation 2
  • B-Movie Charm 2
  • Cult Classic Status 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • 70s Crime Drama 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Lighthearted Action 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 15
Grizzly II: Revenge
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
GoodWatch score 15

as Papas

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 65
Nightwish
Nightwish (1989)
GoodWatch score 42

as Professor

Death Chase
Death Chase (1988)

as Lt. MacGrew

Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms (1988)

as Father

Hollywood Heartbreak
Hollywood Heartbreak (1988)

as Lou Budowski

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Dennis Balzer / Bartender

The River
The River (1984)
GoodWatch score 44

as Swick

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Wade Blackburn

First Blood
First Blood (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

Kiss My Grits
Kiss My Grits (1982)

Director

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lt. George Barth / Sheriff

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท Director

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1970s

23 titles ยท average score 52
Mr. Horn
Mr. Horn (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Gen. George Crook

Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus (1978)

Director

Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

A Small Town in Texas
A Small Town in Texas (1976)
GoodWatch score 45

as Buford Tyler

Hollywood Man
Hollywood Man (1976)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gas Station Attendant

The Dion Brothers
The Dion Brothers (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Gentleman Rancher (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)

Cleopatra Jones
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Slaughter
Slaughter (1972)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

The Losers
The Losers (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

as Chet Davis (uncredited)

Cry Blood Apache
Cry Blood Apache (1970)
GoodWatch score 23

as The Deacon

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 46
Run, Angel, Run!
Run, Angel, Run! (1969)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

The Gay Deceivers
The Gay Deceivers (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Colonel Dixon

The Gun Runner
The Gun Runner (1969)

Editor

House of Zodiac
House of Zodiac (1969)

Director

Angels from Hell
Angels from Hell (1968)
GoodWatch score 42

as Bingham

The Born Losers
The Born Losers (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Deputy Fred

Hells Angels on Wheels
Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
GoodWatch score 38

as Sagt. Bingham