American motion picture and television director-actor of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Directed many popular TV series such as "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Starsky & Hutch," and "Hill Street Blues." His best-known film roles include: Gabby Johnson (a parody of the Western sidekick actor George "Gabby" Hayes) in "Blazing Saddles" (1974), Deputy Art Galt in "First Blood" (1982) and the foreman Swick in "The River" (1984).
American motion picture and television director-actor of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Directed many popular TV series such as "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Starsky & Hutch," and "Hill Street Blues." His best-known film roles include: Gabby Johnson (a parody of the Western sidekick actor George "Gabby" Hayes) in "Blazing Saddles" (1974), Deputy Art Galt in "First Blood" (1982) and the foreman Swick in "The River" (1984).
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He was bigger than life and lived it passionately. The depth of his humor, voice, and unique talents made the smallest things he touched, something of importance. There was never a room he entered that did not feel his presence. There was never a person he met that did not carry with them a part of him. We are his legacy. We love you Jack.
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