Born 1903 in Athol, Massachusetts, American actor Charles Starrett played minor roles in films and leading roles in stage plays during the 1920s. He played the romantic lead in his first movie, Fast and Loose (1930), which starred Frank Morgan, Miriam Hopkins, and Carole Lombard.
Starrett was best known for his starring role in the Durango Kid westerns. He still holds the record for starring in the longest series of theatrical features: 131 westerns, all produced by Columbia Pictures.
Starrett died of cancer in Borrego Springs, California, in 1986, six days short of his 83rd birthday. Take a look at these vintage photos to see portraits of a young and handsome Charles Starrett in the 1940s and 1950s.
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