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. 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
2025
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2013
2007
- Code Name: The Cleaner as Old Timer
- Time and Again as Mac Walkin
2006
- Psych as Mikey
2005
- Cinderella Man as Sam
- Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia
- Jenifer as Chief Charlie
- 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
- My Name Is Tanino as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
- Mafia Doctor as Angelo Dellarusso
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
- The Thin Blue Lie as Detective Marshall
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lips Egan
- Angels in the Infield as Gus Keeler
- Shadow Hours as Jeremiah Walker
- Thin Air as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
- The Cactus Kid as Police Captain
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
- Moonshine Highway as Dale Lister
- The Wharf Rat as Joey the Fist
- 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
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Alonzo Hawkes
- Empire City
1991
- The Perfect Weapon as Capt. Carl Sanders
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Dave Franco
- Dead Silence as Det. Barton
- Murderous Vision as Captain
1990
- Wings as Frederick Watts
- GoodFellas as Henry's Father
1989
- Born on the Fourth of July as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker
- True Blue as Lt. Bill Triplett
- 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
- Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ed Pogue
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Vito
- The Check is in the Mail... as Rocco
- Long Time Gone as Man in Car
1985
- MacGyver as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
- Fletch as Willy
- Command 5 as Smalley
- Love on the Run as Lt. Sturgis
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
- City Heat as Pitt Lookout
- The Lonely Guy as 2nd Cop
- 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
- Hanky Panky as Cop Passenger
- Shock-Trauma as Gene Kowalski
1981
- Hill Street Blues as Joey DeSoto