logo

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

160

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-03-28

Day of Death

1986-03-22 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Athol, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Charles Robert Starrett

Chas. Starrett

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.

Known For

Desirable

Desirable

The Return of the Durango Kid

The Return of the Durango Kid

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Silence

Silence

Acting

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

as

Terence Granville

Green Eyes

1934

Green Eyes

as

Michael Tracy

The Viking

1931

The Viking

as

Luke Oarum

Start Cheering

1938

Start Cheering

as

Ted Crosley

Streets of Ghost Town

1950

Streets of Ghost Town

as

Steve Woods / The Durango Kid

Desirable

1934

Desirable

as

Russell

The Return of the Durango Kid

1945

The Return of the Durango Kid

as

Bill Blayden / The Durango Kid

Undercover Men

1934

Undercover Men

as

Constable Robert Hunter

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1933

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

as

Morley

The Return of Casey Jones

1933

The Return of Casey Jones

as

Jim Martin

Jungle Bride

1933

Jungle Bride

as

Gordon Wayne

Murder on the Campus

1933

Murder on the Campus

as

Bill Bartlett

Our Betters

1933

Our Betters

as

Fleming Harvey

What Price Crime

1935

What Price Crime

as

Allen Grey

A Shot in the Dark

1935

A Shot in the Dark

as

Kenneth 'Ken' Harris

Make a Million

1935

Make a Million

as

Professor Reginald Q. Jones

Gallant Defender

1935

Gallant Defender

as

Johnny Flagg

Stampede

1936

Stampede

as

Larry Carson

Along Came Love

1936

Along Came Love

as

John Patrick O'Ryan

Lady and Gent

1932

Lady and Gent

as

Ted Streaver

This Man Is Mine

1934

This Man Is Mine

as

Jud McCrae

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as

(archive footage)

One in a Million

1935

One in a Million

as

Donald Cabot Jr.

The Silver Streak

1934

The Silver Streak

as

Tom Caldwell

Mr. Skitch

1933

Mr. Skitch

as

Harvey Denby

So Red the Rose

1935

So Red the Rose

as

George McGehee

Fast and Loose

1930

Fast and Loose

as

Henry Morgan

The Age for Love

1931

The Age for Love

as

Dudley Crome

Stolen Sweets

1934

Stolen Sweets

as

Bill Smith

Sons of Steel

1934

Sons of Steel

as

Phillip Mason Chadburne

Blazing Across the Pecos

1948

Blazing Across the Pecos

as

The Durango Kid

Challenge of the Range

1949

Challenge of the Range

as

Steve Roper / The Durango Kid

One New York Night

1935

One New York Night

as

George Sheridan

Riding West

1944

Riding West

as

Steve Jordan

Gentlemen Are Born

1934

Gentlemen Are Born

as

Stephen Hornblow

Two-Fisted Sheriff

1937

Two-Fisted Sheriff

as

Dick Houston

Overland to Deadwood

1942

Overland to Deadwood

as

Steve Prescott

The Hawk of Wild River

1952

The Hawk of Wild River

as

Steve Martin / The Durango Kid

Frontier Outpost

1950

Frontier Outpost

as

Steve Lawton / Durango Kid

Frontier Fury

1943

Frontier Fury

as

Steve Langdon

Gunning for Vengeance

1946

Gunning for Vengeance

as

Steve Landry / The Durango Kid

Heading West

1946

Heading West

as

Steve Randall / The Durango Kid

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

1951

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

as

Steve Forsythe / The Durango Kid

The Rough, Tough West

1952

The Rough, Tough West

as

Steve Holden / The Durango Kid

Pecos River

1951

Pecos River

as

Steve Baldwin / The Durango Kid

Dodge City Trail

1936

Dodge City Trail

as

Steve Braddock

The Man from Sundown

1939

The Man from Sundown

as

Larry Whalen

Outlaws of the Prairie

1937

Outlaws of the Prairie

as

Dart Collins

Two Gun Law

1937

Two Gun Law

as

Bob Larson

The Mysterious Avenger

1936

The Mysterious Avenger

as

Ranny Maitland / Ranny Morgan

The Old Wyoming Trail

1937

The Old Wyoming Trail

as

Bob Patterson

Sundown Valley

1944

Sundown Valley

as

Steve Denton

Saddle Leather Law

1944

Saddle Leather Law

as

Steve Carlisle

Silence

1931

Silence

as

Arthur Lawrence

Trail to Laredo

1948

Trail to Laredo

as

Steve Ellison aka The Durango Kid

The Cowboy Star

1936

The Cowboy Star

as

Spencer Yorke

Outpost of the Mounties

1939

Outpost of the Mounties

as

Sergeant Neal Crawford

Texas Stampede

1939

Texas Stampede

as

Tom Randall

Thundering Frontier

1940

Thundering Frontier

as

Jim Filmore

Down Rio Grande Way

1942

Down Rio Grande Way

as

Steve Martin

West of Abilene

1940

West of Abilene

as

Tom Garfield

Bullets for Rustlers

1940

Bullets for Rustlers

as

Steve Beaumont

Texas Stagecoach

1940

Texas Stagecoach

as

Larry Kinkaid

Pardon My Gun

1942

Pardon My Gun

as

Steve Randall

Law of the Northwest

1943

Law of the Northwest

as

Steve King

Prairie Roundup

1951

Prairie Roundup

as

Steve Carson / The Durango Kid

Both Barrels Blazing

1945

Both Barrels Blazing

as

Kip Allen / The Durango Kid

Rough Ridin' Justice

1945

Rough Ridin' Justice

as

Steve Holden

Robin Hood of the Range

1943

Robin Hood of the Range

as

Steve Marlowe

West of the Santa Fe

1938

West of the Santa Fe

as

Steve Lawlor

West of Sonora

1948

West of Sonora

as

Steve Rollins / The Durango Kid

The Stranger from Texas

1939

The Stranger from Texas

as

Tom Murdock posing as Tom Morgan

Riders of the Badlands

1941

Riders of the Badlands

as

Steve Langdon / Mac Collins

Spoilers of the Range

1939

Spoilers of the Range

as

Jeff Strong

Smoky Canyon

1952

Smoky Canyon

as

Steve "The Durango Kid" Brent

Two-Fisted Rangers

1939

Two-Fisted Rangers

as

Thad Lawson

Western Caravans

1939

Western Caravans

as

Sheriff Jim Carson

Whirlwind Raiders

1948

Whirlwind Raiders

as

Steve Lanning / The Durango Kid

Thunder Over the Prairie

1941

Thunder Over the Prairie

as

Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico

Quick on the Trigger

1948

Quick on the Trigger

as

Sheriff Steve Warren / Durango Kid

Prairie Stranger

1941

Prairie Stranger

as

Steven Monroe

Riders of the Northland

1942

Riders of the Northland

as

Steve Bowie

The Desert Horseman

1946

The Desert Horseman

as

Steve Godfrey / The Durango Kid

The Durango Kid

1940

The Durango Kid

as

Bill Lowry

Phantom Valley

1948

Phantom Valley

as

Steve Collins/The Durango Kid

Cowboy Canteen

1944

Cowboy Canteen

as

Steve Bradley

Two-Fisted Stranger

1946

Two-Fisted Stranger

as

Steve Gordon / The Durango Kid

Landrush

1946

Landrush

as

Steve Harmon / Durango Kid

The Fighting Frontiersman

1946

The Fighting Frontiersman

as

Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

South of the Chisholm Trail

1947

South of the Chisholm Trail

as

Steve Haley / The Durango Kid

The Lone Hand Texan

1947

The Lone Hand Texan

as

Steve Driscoll, The Durango Kid

West of Dodge City

1947

West of Dodge City

as

Steve Ramsey / The Durango Kid

Law of the Canyon

1947

Law of the Canyon

as

Steve Langtry / The Durango Kid

Prairie Raiders

1947

Prairie Raiders

as

Steve Bolton / The Durango Kid

The Stranger From Ponca City

1947

The Stranger From Ponca City

as

Steve Larkin / The Durango Kid

Riders of the Lone Star

1947

Riders of the Lone Star

as

Steve Mason / The Durango Kid

Buckaroo from Powder River

1947

Buckaroo from Powder River

as

Steve Lacey / The Durango Kid

Last Days of Boot Hill

1947

Last Days of Boot Hill

as

Steve Waring / The Durango Kid

North of the Yukon

1939

North of the Yukon

as

RCMP Sgt. Jim Cameron

The Medico of Painted Springs

1941

The Medico of Painted Springs

as

Dr. Steven Monroe

Desert Vigilante

1949

Desert Vigilante

as

Steve Wood - The Durango Kid

West of Tombstone

1942

West of Tombstone

as

Marshal Steve Langdon

Laramie

1949

Laramie

as

Steve Holden / Durango Kid

The Blazing Trail

1949

The Blazing Trail

as

Steve Allen / The Durango Kid

South of Death Valley

1949

South of Death Valley

as

Steve Downey aka The Durango Kid

Rio Grande

1938

Rio Grande

as

Cliff Houston

Bandits of El Dorado

1949

Bandits of El Dorado

as

Texas Ranger Steve Carson / The Durango Kid

Terror Trail

1946

Terror Trail

as

Steve Haverley / The Durango Kid

Bonanza Town

1951

Bonanza Town

as

Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid

Trail of the Rustlers

1950

Trail of the Rustlers

as

Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid

Snake River Desperadoes

1951

Snake River Desperadoes

as

Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

Blazing the Western Trail

1945

Blazing the Western Trail

as

Jeff Waring / The Durango Kid

Lawless Empire

1945

Lawless Empire

as

Steve Ranson / The Durango Kid

Texas Panhandle

1945

Texas Panhandle

as

Steve Buckner / The Durango Kid

The Kid from Broken Gun

1952

The Kid from Broken Gun

as

Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

Roaring Rangers

1946

Roaring Rangers

as

Steve Randall / The Durango Kid

Galloping Thunder

1946

Galloping Thunder

as

Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

Cyclone Fury

1951

Cyclone Fury

as

The Durango Kid / Steve Reynolds

Laramie Mountains

1952

Laramie Mountains

as

Steve Holden / The Durango Kid

The Fighting Buckaroo

1943

The Fighting Buckaroo

as

Steve Harrison

Call It Luck

1934

Call It Luck

as

Stan Russell

The Royal Family of Broadway

1930

The Royal Family of Broadway

as

Perry

Blazing Six Shooters

1940

Blazing Six Shooters

as

Jeff Douglas

Across the Badlands

1950

Across the Badlands

as

Steve Ransom / Durango Kid

Junction City

1952

Junction City

as

Steve Rollins / Durango Kid

The Kid from Amarillo

1951

The Kid from Amarillo

as

Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid

Fort Savage Raiders

1951

Fort Savage Raiders

as

Steve Drake / The Durango Kid

Texas Dynamo

1950

Texas Dynamo

as

Steve Drake / Durango Kid

Outcasts of Black Mesa

1950

Outcasts of Black Mesa

as

Steve Norman / Durango Kid

Renegades of the Sage

1949

Renegades of the Sage

as

Steve Duncan / Durango Kid

Horsemen of the Sierras

1949

Horsemen of the Sierras

as

Steve Saunders / Durango Kid

El Dorado Pass

1948

El Dorado Pass

as

The Durango Kid

Six-Gun Law

1948

Six-Gun Law

as

Steve Norris / The Durango Kid

Frontier Gunlaw

1946

Frontier Gunlaw

as

Jim "The Durango Kid" Stewart

Outlaws of the Rockies

1945

Outlaws of the Rockies

as

Steve Williams / The Durango Kid

Rustlers of the Badlands

1945

Rustlers of the Badlands

as

Steve Lindsay / The Durango Kid

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

1950

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

as

Steve Blake / Durango Kid

Lightning Guns

1950

Lightning Guns

as

Steve Brandon / Durango Kid

Cowboy in the Clouds

1943

Cowboy in the Clouds

as

Steve Kendall

The Pinto Kid

1941

The Pinto Kid

as

Jud Calvert

Bad Men of the Hills

1942

Bad Men of the Hills

as

Steve Carlton

Riding Through Nevada

1942

Riding Through Nevada

as

Steve Lowrey

Outlaws of the Panhandle

1941

Outlaws of the Panhandle

as

Jim Endicott

The Royal Mounted Patrol

1941

The Royal Mounted Patrol

as

Tom Jeffries

Hail to the Rangers

1943

Hail to the Rangers

as

Steve McKay

Lawless Plainsmen

1942

Lawless Plainsmen

as

Steve Rideen

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

1944

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

as

Steve Travis

Cowboy from Lonesome River

1944

Cowboy from Lonesome River

as

Steve Randall

Sagebrush Heroes

1945

Sagebrush Heroes

as

Steve Randall

Sky Bride

1932

Sky Bride

as

Jim Carmichael

Three on a Honeymoon

1934

Three on a Honeymoon

as

Dick Charlton

Secret Patrol

1936

Secret Patrol

as

RCMP Cpl. Alan Craig

Damaged Love

1931

Damaged Love

as

Jim Powell

Colorado Trail

1938

Colorado Trail

as

Grant Bradley

Riders of Black River

1939

Riders of Black River

as

Wade Patterson

The Quarterback

1926

The Quarterback

as

Football Player (uncredited)

Touchdown!

1931

Touchdown!

as

Paul Gehring

Cattle Raiders

1938

Cattle Raiders

as

The Thundering West

1939

The Thundering West

as

Jim Dale aka Laramie Kid

Law of the Plains

1938

Law of the Plains

as

Chuck Sanders

Production

Crew

Directing