Question: Which director did the American actor and stuntman best known for playing heavy, menancing characters in films and television assist in creating a western film?

full_context: Document 1: Ted Mapes: Ted Mapes (November 25, 1901 – September 9, 1984) was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901 in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the film industry in 1929, first as a grip, and then as a stuntman and actor. He doubled for many famous actors, including Jimmy Stewart and Gary Cooper. His film and television career spanned forty years, during which time he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, either as an actor, stuntman or body double. After his career in front of the camera ended in 1969, Mapes became an advocate for animal safety in films, working as an observer on sets for the American Humane Association.
Document 2: Cry Blood, Apache: Cry Blood, Apache is a 1970 western film directed by Jack Starrett and assistant director Robert Tessier. The film released by Liberty Entertainment was from an original story by Harold Roberts with a screenplay by Sean MacGregor and has been rereleased as part of a 20 movie DVD pack titled "Mean Guns" by Mill Creek Entertainment.
Document 3: Jack Starrett: Jack Starrett (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director. He is credited as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. in some of his films. Starrett is perhaps best known for his role as "Gabby Johnson", a parody of George "Gabby" Hayes, in the 1974 classic parody film "Blazing Saddles" and is also known for his role as the brutal deputy Art Galt in the 1982 action film "First Blood". He also played the cruel foreman Swick in "The River". Starrett was often typecast as a tough-talking police officer and played essentially the same character in a trio of biker films: "The Born Losers" (the film that introduced Billy Jack), "Hells Angels on Wheels" (both from 1967), and "Angels from Hell" (1968). He acted in another biker film, "Hell's Bloody Devils" (1970), and directed two more: "Run, Angel, Run" in 1969 and "Nam's Angels" (1970) as well as the horror film "Race with the Devil" (1975), in which he also played a gas station attendant.
Document 4: Robert Lee Minor: Robert Lee Minor or Bob Lee Minor (born January 1, 1944) is an African-American stunt performer, television and film actor, best known for doubling many celebrities such as: Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Bernie Mac, Danny Glover, Carl Weathers and John Amos. Minor was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and made his first television appearance in 1973 on the television program, "Search", then appeared in tons of shows such as: "Barnaby Jones", "McCloud", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Eight is Enough", and "Starsky and Hutch" among other popular television programs.
Document 5: Monte Walsh (1970 film): Monte Walsh is a 1970 film directed by cinematographer William A. Fraker. His directorial debut, it stars Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau and Jack Palance. The name "Monte Walsh" is taken from the title of a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer, but the film has little to do with the plot of Schaefer's book. The film was set in Harmony, Arizona. A made-for-TV remake was set in Wyoming and directed by Simon Wincer, with Tom Selleck and Isabella Rossellini playing the parts of Monte and Martine. The story has elements of a tragedy. The song played over the opening credits is "The Good Times Are Comin' " by Mama Cass, with music and lyrics by John Barry and Hal David.
Document 6: Duccio Tessari: Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of spaghetti westerns.
Document 7: Robert F. Simon: Robert F. Simon (December 2, 1908 – November 29, 1992) was an American character actor, often portraying military or authority figure roles. Though his face was recognized by audiences, he was mostly unknown by name. A life member of The Actors Studio, Simon appeared in films and on television between 1950 and 1985, having mastered the genre of westerns, drama, and comedy.
Document 8: The Cry Baby Killer: The Cry Baby Killer is a 1958 Drama cult film produced by Roger Corman. It was the feature film debut of Jack Nicholson. Until recently, the film was out of print and hard to find. In 2006, it was issued on DVD for the first time by Buena Vista Home Entertainment as part of their Roger Corman Classics series.
Document 9: Robert Bray: Robert E. Bray (October 23, 1917 – March 7, 1983) was an American film and television actor probably best remembered for his role as the forest ranger Corey Stuart in the long-running CBS series "Lassie". He also starred in "The Lone Ranger" and "Stagecoach West".
Document 10: Apache Drums: Apache Drums is a 1951 American Technicolor Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and produced by Val Lewton. The drama features Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, and Willard Parker. The film was based on an original story: "Stand at Spanish Boot", by Harry Brown. "Apache Drums" was the last film Val Lewton produced before his death.
Document 11: Robert Tessier: Robert W. Tessier (June 2, 1934 – October 11, 1990) was an American actor and stuntman who was best known for playing heavy, menacing characters in films and on television.
Document 12: Cain's Cutthroats: Cain's Cutthroats is a 1971 western-themed exploitation film. It is a story of brutality, betrayal, and revenge set in the period immediately following the end of the American Civil War. The film was released under the alternate titles "Cain's Way", "The Blood Seekers", and "Justice Cain". It stars John Carradine, Scott Brady, Darwin Joston, Robert Dix, Tereza Thaw, and Adair Jameson.
Document 13: Cry Uncle!: Cry Uncle!, released in the UK as Superdick (theatrical title) and American Oddballs (video title), is a 1971 film in the Troma library. It is directed by John G. Avildsen and stars Allen Garfield. The story, based on the Michael Brett novel "Lie a Little, Die a Little", follows the misadventures of a slobbish private detective who is hired by a millionaire to investigate a murder. The movie features one of Paul Sorvino's first screen performances, and an early appearance from TV star Debbi Morgan. Avildsen directed this film six years prior to his Oscar-winning project Rocky.
Document 14: The Culpepper Cattle Co.: The Culpepper Cattle Co. or Dust, Sweat and Gunpowder (Australian title) is a 1972 Revisionist Western film produced by Twentieth Century Fox. It was directed by Dick Richards and starred Billy Green Bush as Frank Culpepper and Gary Grimes as Ben Mockridge. This was the first credited film for Jerry Bruckheimer, for which he received an associate producer credit. Its tagline is "How many men do you have to kill before you become the great American cowboy?" and also "The boy from "Summer of '42" becomes a man on the cattle drive of 1866", which references a similar coming of age film starting Gary Grimes. The film is typical of the "hyper-realism" of many early 1970s revisionist westerns. It is particularly noted for its grainy photography and use of sepia toning in some scenes.
Document 15: Robert Pastorelli: Robert Joseph Pastorelli (June 21, 1954 – March 8, 2004) was an American actor.
ground_truth: Jack Starrett