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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
The Mask of Fu Manchu
(1932)
Terence Granville
Full Filmography
Acting
The Quarterback
(1926)
Football Player (uncredited)
The Royal Family of Broadway
(1930)
Perry
Fast and Loose
(1930)
Henry Morgan
The Age for Love
(1931)
Dudley Crome
The Viking
(1931)
Luke Oarum
Silence
(1931)
Arthur Lawrence
Touchdown!
(1931)
Paul Gehring
Damaged Love
(1931)
Jim Powell
Lady and Gent
(1932)
Ted Streaver
The Mask of Fu Manchu
(1932)
Terence Granville
Sky Bride
(1932)
Jim Carmichael
The Return of Casey Jones
(1933)
Jim Martin
Murder on the Campus
(1933)
Bill Bartlett
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
(1933)
Morley
Jungle Bride
(1933)
Gordon Wayne
Mr. Skitch
(1933)
Harvey Denby
Our Betters
(1933)
Fleming Harvey
Undercover Men
(1934)
Constable Robert Hunter
Desirable
(1934)
Russell
Call It Luck
(1934)
Stan Russell
The Silver Streak
(1934)
Tom Caldwell
This Man Is Mine
(1934)
Jud McCrae
Three on a Honeymoon
(1934)
Dick Charlton
Gentlemen Are Born
(1934)
Stephen Hornblow
Green Eyes
(1934)
Michael Tracy
Stolen Sweets
(1934)
Bill Smith
Sons of Steel
(1934)
Phillip Mason Chadburne
One in a Million
(1935)
Donald Cabot Jr.
What Price Crime
(1935)
Allen Grey
Gallant Defender
(1935)
Johnny Flagg
So Red the Rose
(1935)
George McGehee
A Shot in the Dark
(1935)
Kenneth 'Ken' Harris
Make a Million
(1935)
Professor Reginald Q. Jones
One New York Night
(1935)
George Sheridan
Stampede
(1936)
Larry Carson
Along Came Love
(1936)
John Patrick O'Ryan
Secret Patrol
(1936)
RCMP Cpl. Alan Craig
Dodge City Trail
(1936)
Steve Braddock
The Mysterious Avenger
(1936)
Ranny Maitland / Ranny Morgan
The Cowboy Star
(1936)
Spencer Yorke
The Old Wyoming Trail
(1937)
Bob Patterson
Two-Fisted Sheriff
(1937)
Dick Houston
Outlaws of the Prairie
(1937)
Dart Collins
Two Gun Law
(1937)
Bob Larson
Colorado Trail
(1938)
Grant Bradley
Start Cheering
(1938)
Ted Crosley
West of the Santa Fe
(1938)
Steve Lawlor
Rio Grande
(1938)
Cliff Houston
Spoilers of the Range
(1939)
Jeff Strong
The Man from Sundown
(1939)
Larry Whalen
The Stranger from Texas
(1939)
Tom Murdock posing as Tom Morgan
North of the Yukon
(1939)
RCMP Sgt. Jim Cameron
Outpost of the Mounties
(1939)
Sergeant Neal Crawford
Texas Stampede
(1939)
Tom Randall
Two-Fisted Rangers
(1939)
Thad Lawson
Western Caravans
(1939)
Sheriff Jim Carson
Riders of Black River
(1939)
Wade Patterson
Bullets for Rustlers
(1940)
Steve Beaumont
Blazing Six Shooters
(1940)
Jeff Douglas
West of Abilene
(1940)
Tom Garfield
Thundering Frontier
(1940)
Jim Filmore
Texas Stagecoach
(1940)
Larry Kinkaid
The Durango Kid
(1940)
Bill Lowry
Prairie Stranger
(1941)
Steven Monroe
Thunder Over the Prairie
(1941)
Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico
The Royal Mounted Patrol
(1941)
Tom Jeffries
Outlaws of the Panhandle
(1941)
Jim Endicott
Riders of the Badlands
(1941)
Steve Langdon / Mac Collins
The Medico of Painted Springs
(1941)
Dr. Steven Monroe
The Pinto Kid
(1941)
Jud Calvert
West of Tombstone
(1942)
Marshal Steve Langdon
Riding Through Nevada
(1942)
Steve Lowrey
Overland to Deadwood
(1942)
Steve Prescott
Down Rio Grande Way
(1942)
Steve Martin
Riders of the Northland
(1942)
Steve Bowie
Lawless Plainsmen
(1942)
Steve Rideen
Bad Men of the Hills
(1942)
Steve Carlton
Pardon My Gun
(1942)
Steve Randall
The Fighting Buckaroo
(1943)
Steve Harrison
Cowboy in the Clouds
(1943)
Steve Kendall
Law of the Northwest
(1943)
Steve King
Frontier Fury
(1943)
Steve Langdon
Robin Hood of the Range
(1943)
Steve Marlowe
Hail to the Rangers
(1943)
Steve McKay
Sundown Valley
(1944)
Steve Denton
Cowboy Canteen
(1944)
Steve Bradley
Saddle Leather Law
(1944)
Steve Carlisle
Riding West
(1944)
Steve Jordan
Cyclone Prairie Rangers
(1944)
Steve Travis
Cowboy from Lonesome River
(1944)
Steve Randall
Lawless Empire
(1945)
Steve Ranson / The Durango Kid
Blazing the Western Trail
(1945)
Jeff Waring / The Durango Kid
Texas Panhandle
(1945)
Steve Buckner / The Durango Kid
Both Barrels Blazing
(1945)
Kip Allen / The Durango Kid
Rustlers of the Badlands
(1945)
Steve Lindsay / The Durango Kid
Outlaws of the Rockies
(1945)
Steve Williams / The Durango Kid
The Return of the Durango Kid
(1945)
Bill Blayden / The Durango Kid
Rough Ridin' Justice
(1945)
Steve Holden
Sagebrush Heroes
(1945)
Steve Randall
Heading West
(1946)
Steve Randall / The Durango Kid
Galloping Thunder
(1946)
Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
Landrush
(1946)
Steve Harmon / Durango Kid
Terror Trail
(1946)
Steve Haverley / The Durango Kid
Frontier Gunlaw
(1946)
Jim "The Durango Kid" Stewart
Two-Fisted Stranger
(1946)
Steve Gordon / The Durango Kid
The Desert Horseman
(1946)
Steve Godfrey / The Durango Kid
Gunning for Vengeance
(1946)
Steve Landry / The Durango Kid
The Fighting Frontiersman
(1946)
Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
Roaring Rangers
(1946)
Steve Randall / The Durango Kid
Last Days of Boot Hill
(1947)
Steve Waring / The Durango Kid
Riders of the Lone Star
(1947)
Steve Mason / The Durango Kid
Buckaroo from Powder River
(1947)
Steve Lacey / The Durango Kid
The Stranger From Ponca City
(1947)
Steve Larkin / The Durango Kid
Prairie Raiders
(1947)
Steve Bolton / The Durango Kid
West of Dodge City
(1947)
Steve Ramsey / The Durango Kid
South of the Chisholm Trail
(1947)
Steve Haley / The Durango Kid
Law of the Canyon
(1947)
Steve Langtry / The Durango Kid
The Lone Hand Texan
(1947)
Steve Driscoll, The Durango Kid
El Dorado Pass
(1948)
The Durango Kid
West of Sonora
(1948)
Steve Rollins / The Durango Kid
Trail to Laredo
(1948)
Steve Ellison aka The Durango Kid
Six-Gun Law
(1948)
Steve Norris / The Durango Kid
Whirlwind Raiders
(1948)
Steve Lanning / The Durango Kid
Quick on the Trigger
(1948)
Sheriff Steve Warren / Durango Kid
Phantom Valley
(1948)
Steve Collins/The Durango Kid
Blazing Across the Pecos
(1948)
The Durango Kid
Bandits of El Dorado
(1949)
Texas Ranger Steve Carson / The Durango Kid
South of Death Valley
(1949)
Steve Downey aka The Durango Kid
Laramie
(1949)
Steve Holden / Durango Kid
The Blazing Trail
(1949)
Steve Allen / The Durango Kid
Desert Vigilante
(1949)
Steve Wood - The Durango Kid
Challenge of the Range
(1949)
Steve Roper / The Durango Kid
Horsemen of the Sierras
(1949)
Steve Saunders / Durango Kid
Renegades of the Sage
(1949)
Steve Duncan / Durango Kid
Trail of the Rustlers
(1950)
Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid
Frontier Outpost
(1950)
Steve Lawton / Durango Kid
Streets of Ghost Town
(1950)
Steve Woods / The Durango Kid
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
(1950)
Steve Blake / Durango Kid
Outcasts of Black Mesa
(1950)
Steve Norman / Durango Kid
Texas Dynamo
(1950)
Steve Drake / Durango Kid
Across the Badlands
(1950)
Steve Ransom / Durango Kid
Lightning Guns
(1950)
Steve Brandon / Durango Kid
Cyclone Fury
(1951)
The Durango Kid / Steve Reynolds
Prairie Roundup
(1951)
Steve Carson / The Durango Kid
Snake River Desperadoes
(1951)
Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
(1951)
Steve Forsythe / The Durango Kid
Bonanza Town
(1951)
Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid
Pecos River
(1951)
Steve Baldwin / The Durango Kid
Fort Savage Raiders
(1951)
Steve Drake / The Durango Kid
The Kid from Amarillo
(1951)
Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid
Laramie Mountains
(1952)
Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
Smoky Canyon
(1952)
Steve "The Durango Kid" Brent
The Hawk of Wild River
(1952)
Steve Martin / The Durango Kid
The Kid from Broken Gun
(1952)
Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid
The Rough, Tough West
(1952)
Steve Holden / The Durango Kid
Junction City
(1952)
Steve Rollins / Durango Kid
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(1976)
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