Beau Starr

Born: 1944-09-01 in Queens, New York, USA

Died: 2026-04-24

Known For: Acting

Biography

Beau Starr (born September 1, 1944) was an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. His younger brother Mike Starr was also a successful actor. A graduate of Hofstra University, where he played football, he later played professionally for the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL. He is known for his film role as Sheriff Ben Meeker in the 1988 hit horror movie Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers; he reprised his role in the 1989 sequel Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as well as playing Henry Hill's Father in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Many also remember him as Lt. Harding Welsh in Due South.

Filmography

2006

Psych as Mikey

2005

Cinderella Man as Sam
Jenifer as Chief Charlie
Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia
Deacons for Defense as Neely

2004

The 4400 as Ben Hunsiker
Against the Ropes as Corcoran

2003

10-8: Officers on Duty as Vincent Amonte
Mafia Doctor as Angelo Dellarusso
My Name Is Tanino as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono

2002

The Dead Zone as Edward Nolan
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye as Dominic Romano
Men with Brooms as Scott Blendick
Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective Ed Sloan
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story as Ranger Styles

2001

A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Malcolm Vedder
The Day Reagan Was Shot as Special Agent Cage

2000

Mercy as Lt. Finch
Shadow Hours as Jeremiah Walker
Angels in the Infield as Gus Keeler
The Cactus Kid as Police Captain
The Thin Blue Lie as Detective Marshall
Thin Air as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lips Egan

1999

Relic Hunter as Moore
The Corruptor as Captain Stan Klein
Black and Blue as Tommy Walsh
Prisoner of Love as Walt
Mean Streak as Capt. Churchman

1997

Earth: Final Conflict as Lt. Gen. Kirkland
Brooklyn South as Lou Wolzak
Hoodlum as Jules Salke
Men as Tony, wine taster
While My Pretty One Sleeps as Myles Kearny

1996

FX: The Series as Lamb
EZ Streets
The Wharf Rat as Joey the Fist
Moonshine Highway as Dale Lister
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Det. Mike Foy

1995

The Outer Limits as Jack, the Detective
Devil in a Blue Dress as Miller
Never Talk to Strangers as Grogan

1994

Due South as Harding Welsh
Speed as Commissioner
Trial by Jury as Phillie
Bad Blood as Bo
Dead Air as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis

1993

Joshua Tree as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
The November Men as Chief Agent Granger

1992

Empire City
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Alonzo Hawkes

1991

The Perfect Weapon as Capt. Carl Sanders
Dead Silence as Det. Barton
Murderous Vision as Captain
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Dave Franco

1990

Wings as Frederick Watts
GoodFellas as Henry's Father

1989

True Blue as Lt. Bill Triplett
Born on the Fourth of July as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker
Relentless as Ike Taylor

1988

TV 101 as Mr. Bender
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker

1987

Summer School as Mr. Gremp
Glory Years

1986

Matlock as Chuck, the Mechanic
Hollywood Vice Squad as Farber
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Vito
The Check is in the Mail... as Rocco
Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ed Pogue
Long Time Gone as Man in Car

1985

MacGyver as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
Fletch as Willy
Love on the Run as Lt. Sturgis
Command 5 as Smalley

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Charlie Bennett
Night Court as Sheldon
Highway to Heaven as Vince Diller
V as Hostage Guard
Finder of Lost Loves as Lloyd Hundley
The Lonely Guy as 2nd Cop
City Heat as Pitt Lookout
Gone Are the Dayes as Big Man

1983

The A-Team as Swain
Hardcastle and McCormick as Jensen

1982

Knight Rider as Jacques Charon
St. Elsewhere as Chuck DeMita
T. J. Hooker as Rupe
Shock-Trauma as Gene Kowalski
Hanky Panky as Cop Passenger

1981

Hill Street Blues as Joey DeSoto

1980

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