Charles Starrett (March 28 1903 - March 22 1986) was an American actor best known for his starring role in the "Durango Kid" Columbia Pictures western series. He was born in Athol, Massachusetts. A graduate of Worcester Academy in 1922, Starrett went on to study at Dartmouth College. While on the Darmouth football team, he was hired to play a football extra in the 1926 film "The Quarterback". In 1930 he played the romantic lead in "Fast and Loose", … Wikipedia
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Starrett recalled, "I was freelancing doing independent pictures from which I had gotten some good training in the business. I heard Columbia was looking for a western star to take the place of Tim McCoy. I got the job and when I signed the contract I t www.b-westerns.com/durango.htm
