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Charles Starrett

Charles Starrett

Actor · Died March 22, 1986, aged 82 · Athol, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Born
March 28, 1903
Died
March 22, 1986 (aged 82)
From
Athol, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 167 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Charles Starrett's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual 10 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
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AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Starrett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Starrett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

167 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Kid from Broken Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

  • Junction City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Steve Rollins / Durango Kid

  • The Rough, Tough West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid

  • Laramie Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Steve Holden / The Durango Kid

  • The Hawk of Wild River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Steve Martin / The Durango Kid

  • Smoky Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Steve "The Durango Kid" Brent

  • Pecos River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Baldwin / The Durango Kid

  • The Kid from Amarillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Ransom / The Durango Kid

  • Cyclone Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as The Durango Kid / Steve Reynolds

  • Bonanza Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Ramsay / The Durango Kid

  • Snake River Desperadoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

  • Fort Savage Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Drake / The Durango Kid

  • Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Forsythe / The Durango Kid

  • Prairie Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Carson / The Durango Kid

  • Frontier Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Lawton / Durango Kid

  • Lightning Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Brandon / Durango Kid

  • Raiders of Tomahawk Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Blake / Durango Kid

  • Across the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Ransom / Durango Kid

  • Streets of Ghost Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Woods / The Durango Kid

  • Texas Dynamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Drake / Durango Kid

  • Outcasts of Black Mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Norman / Durango Kid

  • Trail of the Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Steve Armitage / The Durango Kid

  • Renegades of the Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Duncan / Durango Kid

  • Horsemen of the Sierras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Saunders / Durango Kid

  • Bandits of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Texas Ranger Steve Carson / The Durango Kid

  • South of Death Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Downey aka The Durango Kid

  • The Blazing Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Allen / The Durango Kid

  • Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Holden / Durango Kid

  • Desert Vigilante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Wood - The Durango Kid

  • Challenge of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Steve Roper / The Durango Kid

  • Quick on the Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sheriff Steve Warren / Durango Kid

  • El Dorado Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as The Durango Kid

  • Trail to Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Steve Ellison aka The Durango Kid

  • Blazing Across the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as The Durango Kid

  • Whirlwind Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Steve Lanning / The Durango Kid

  • West of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Steve Rollins / The Durango Kid

  • Phantom Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Steve Collins/The Durango Kid

  • Six-Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Steve Norris / The Durango Kid

  • Last Days of Boot Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Waring / The Durango Kid

  • Buckaroo from Powder River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Lacey / The Durango Kid

  • Riders of the Lone Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Mason / The Durango Kid

  • The Stranger From Ponca City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Larkin / The Durango Kid

  • Prairie Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Bolton / The Durango Kid

  • Law of the Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Langtry / The Durango Kid

  • West of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Ramsey / The Durango Kid

  • The Lone Hand Texan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Driscoll, The Durango Kid

  • South of the Chisholm Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Steve Haley / The Durango Kid

  • The Fighting Frontiersman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

  • Terror Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Haverley / The Durango Kid

  • Landrush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Harmon / Durango Kid

  • Heading West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Randall / The Durango Kid

  • The Desert Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Godfrey / The Durango Kid

  • Two-Fisted Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Gordon / The Durango Kid

  • Galloping Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Reynolds / The Durango Kid

  • Gunning for Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Landry / The Durango Kid

  • Roaring Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Steve Randall / The Durango Kid

  • Frontier Gunlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Jim "The Durango Kid" Stewart

  • Texas Panhandle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steve Buckner / The Durango Kid

  • Lawless Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steve Ranson / The Durango Kid

  • Outlaws of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steve Williams / The Durango Kid

  • Blazing the Western Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Jeff Waring / The Durango Kid

  • Rustlers of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steve Lindsay / The Durango Kid

  • Both Barrels Blazing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Kip Allen / The Durango Kid

  • The Return of the Durango Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Bill Blayden / The Durango Kid

  • Rough Ridin' Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steve Holden

  • Sagebrush Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Steve Randall

  • Saddle Leather Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Carlisle

  • Cyclone Prairie Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Travis

  • Cowboy from Lonesome River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Randall

  • Riding West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Jordan

  • Sundown Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Denton

  • Cowboy Canteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Steve Bradley

  • Cowboy in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve Kendall

  • Hail to the Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve McKay

  • Robin Hood of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve Marlowe

  • Frontier Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve Langdon

  • Law of the Northwest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve King

  • The Fighting Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Steve Harrison

  • Pardon My Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Randall

  • Riding Through Nevada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Lowrey

  • Overland to Deadwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Prescott

  • Bad Men of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Carlton

  • Riders of the Northland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Bowie

  • Down Rio Grande Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Martin

  • Lawless Plainsmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Steve Rideen

  • West of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Marshal Steve Langdon

  • Riders of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Steve Langdon / Mac Collins

  • The Royal Mounted Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tom Jeffries

  • Prairie Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Steven Monroe

  • Thunder Over the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dr. Steven Monroe / The Medico

  • The Medico of Painted Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Dr. Steven Monroe

  • Outlaws of the Panhandle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jim Endicott

  • The Pinto Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jud Calvert

  • Thundering Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jim Filmore

  • West of Abilene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tom Garfield

  • The Durango Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bill Lowry

  • Texas Stagecoach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Larry Kinkaid

  • Blazing Six Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jeff Douglas

  • Bullets for Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Steve Beaumont

  • Two-Fisted Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Thad Lawson

  • The Stranger from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tom Murdock posing as Tom Morgan

  • Riders of Black River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Wade Patterson

  • Outpost of the Mounties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sergeant Neal Crawford

  • The Man from Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Larry Whalen

  • Western Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sheriff Jim Carson

  • Spoilers of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jeff Strong

  • North of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as RCMP Sgt. Jim Cameron

  • Texas Stampede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tom Randall

  • The Thundering West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jim Dale aka Laramie Kid

  • Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cliff Houston

  • West of the Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Steve Lawlor

  • Colorado Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Grant Bradley

  • South of Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Clay Travers

  • West of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Brad Buckner

  • Law of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Chuck Sanders

  • Call of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Clint Buckley

  • Start Cheering(1938)

    as Ted Crosley

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Cattle Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Actor

  • Outlaws of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dart Collins

  • The Old Wyoming Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bob Patterson

  • One Man Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Larry Clarke / Ted Crockett

  • Two-Fisted Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dick Houston

  • Two Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bob Larson

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ted Haley

  • Westbound Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jim 'Skinner' Bradley

  • Dodge City Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Steve Braddock

  • Stampede(1936)

    as Larry Carson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Cowboy Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Spencer Yorke

  • Along Came Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as John Patrick O'Ryan

  • Code of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lee Jamison

  • Secret Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as RCMP Cpl. Alan Craig

  • The Mysterious Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ranny Maitland / Ranny Morgan

  • So Red the Rose(1935)

    as George McGehee

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Gallant Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Johnny Flagg

  • Make a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Professor Reginald Q. Jones

  • What Price Crime(1935)

    as Allen Grey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • One in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Donald Cabot Jr.

  • One New York Night(1935)

    as George Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • A Shot in the Dark(1935)

    as Kenneth 'Ken' Harris

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Silver Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Tom Caldwell

  • Sons of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Phillip Mason Chadburne

  • Undercover Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Robert Hunter

  • Gentlemen Are Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Stephen Hornblow

  • Desirable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Russell Gray

  • Call It Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Stan Russell

  • Green Eyes(1934)

    as Michael Tracy

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • This Man Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jud McCrae

  • Three on a Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dick Charlton

  • Stolen Sweets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bill Smith

  • Murder on the Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bill Bartlett

  • Mr. Skitch(1933)

    as Harvey Denby

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Morley

  • The Return of Casey Jones(1933)

    as Jim Martin

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Our Betters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Fleming Harvey

  • Jungle Bride(1933)

    as Gordon Wayne

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Mask of Fu Manchu(1932)

    as Terence Granville

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Lady and Gent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Ted Streaver

  • Sky Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jim Carmichael

  • Touchdown! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Paul Gehring

  • The Age for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dudley Crome

  • Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Arthur Lawrence

  • The Viking(1931)

    as Luke Oarum

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Damaged Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jim Powell

  • The Royal Family of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Perry

  • Fast and Loose(1930)

    as Henry Morgan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Quarterback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Football Player (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 34th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 167 titles from 1926 to 1976.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting167 of 167: 167 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s66 · acting1940s77 · acting1950s22 · acting1970s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Charles Starrett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Charles Starrett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Starrett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walter Connolly shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers