Mike Starr
Born: 1950-07-29 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American actor. Known for his large size at 6' 3" (190 cm), he has typically been typecast as playing thugs or henchmen. Starr was born in Flushing, Queens, New York to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father. His older brother Beau Starr is also an actor. Mike Starr is a graduate of Hofstra University. He and his family reside in Riverdale, New York.
Filmography
2023
- The Crusades as Mr. Podkowa
- Sweetwater as Eddie Gottlieb
- Til Death Do Us Part as Father
2022
- Clowning as Detective Welles
- East New York as Kurt Walsh
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- Life's Better Protected as The Casting Director
2021
- The Cleaner as Carl
- Scarlett
2019
- Recovery as Dr. Taylor
- Zeroville as Burly
- Offstage Elements as Sammy Gallo
2018
- Making a Killing as Arthur Herring
- Cabaret Maxime as Ripa
2017
- Prism as Jim (Chapter 2: Changeless)
2016
- The Bronx Bull as Jerry
- Bad Santa 2 as Jolly Santa
- Dice as Harold
- The Natural: The Best There Ever Was as Self
2015
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Dominic
- Bereave as George
- The Wannabe as Jerry
- Dancer and the Dame as Poochareli
2013
- The Blacklist as Balthazar "Bino" Baker
- Ray Donovan as O'Malley
2012
- Chicago Fire as Arthur
- Elementary as Russell Gertz
- Mancation as Mr. Vanderplatt
- The Finder as Benny Famosa
- Buzzkill as Agent Brady
- Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Officer Polansky
- Best Friends Forever as Angelo
- Delivering the Goods as Domenico
2011
- Shameless as Yard Guy
- Kill the Irishman as Leo "Lips" Moceri
- Walk a Mile in My Pradas as John
2010
- Ca$h as Melvin Goldberg
- The Good Guys as Bobby Kneecaps
- New York Street Games as Self
2009
- Glee as Usher
- Chicago Overcoat as Lorenzo Galante
- Black Dynamite as Rafelli
- Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Paulie
- I Hate Valentine's Day as John
- Lonely Street as JG
2008
- Childrens Hospital as Taxi Driver
- Life on Mars as Nelson
- Osso Bucco as Jelly Dinotto
- The Middleman as Cop
- Black Crescent Moon as Leroy Brown
- Dough Boys as Anthony
2007
- Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
- The History of 'Cruising'
- The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Psych as Max Rizzo
- The Black Dahlia as Det. Russ Millard
- Jesse Stone: Night Passage as Chief Lou Carson
- Still Dumb After All These Years as Self
- Hot Tamale as Al
2005
- Bones as Frankie Cooper
- The Office as Grotti
- The Ice Harvest as Roy Gelles
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Kramer
- Under the City as Ed Dandos
2004
- House as Willie
- CSI: NY as Vince Robinson
- Jersey Girl as Block
- Mickey as Tony
- Listen Up! as Bully
- Dumb and Dumber - Making Of as Self
- Elvis Has Left the Building as Sal
2003
- NCIS as Monroe Cooper
- Joan of Arcadia as Big Tough Guy God
- The Handler as Artie Levy
- A.U.S.A. as Bobby Paterno
2002
- Without a Trace as Gil
- Backflash as Tono
2001
- Scrubs as Mr. Iverson
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ted Marston
- Knockaround Guys as Bobby Boulevard
- Tempted as Dot Collins
- 3 A.M. as Theo
- The Next Big Thing as Walter Sznitken
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dominic Bruno
- Ed as Kenny Sandusky
- Bull
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mike O'Doole
- The West Wing as Senator Tony Marino
- Gloria as Sean
- Summer of Sam as Eddie
- Murder in a Small Town as Tony
- The Lady in Question as Det. Tony Rossini
1998
- Snake Eyes as Walt McGahn
- Animals with the Tollkeeper as Young Felipe
- L.A. Doctors as Pete Mosely
- Frogs for Snakes as Crunch Gwiazda
- Brother's Keeper as Rick
1997
- Lesser Prophets as Larry
- Hoodlum as Albert Salke
- The Deli as Johnny
- The Last Don as Big Tim
- Flipping as C.J., Fat Dude at 2-2 Card Club
- River Made to Drown In as Frank
- Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing as Mahmud Abouhalima
1996
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Frank Muller
- The Pretender as Axe
- Millennium as Henry Dion
- Early Edition as Phil Deluca
- James and the Giant Peach as Cop
- Blood and Wine as Mike
- Two If by Sea as Fitzie
- Just Your Luck as Carl
- EZ Streets as Mickey Kinnear
- Dear Diary as Fritz
1995
- Brotherly Love as Gus
- NewsRadio as Building Super
- Nowhere Man as Bert Williams
- Clockers as Thumper
- The Shamrock Conspiracy as Tierney
- Deadly Games as Roy Hopkins
- A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Sgt. Zikowski
1994
- Chicago Hope as Mugger (uncredited)
- Dumb and Dumber as Joe Mentaliano
- Baby's Day Out as Jojo Ducky (uncredited)
- Ed Wood as Georgie Weiss
- Cabin Boy as Mulligan
- Blown Away as Francis the Barkeeper
- The Hudsucker Proxy as Newsroom Reporter
- Trial by Jury as Hughie Bonner
- On Deadly Ground as Big Mike
- Down on the Waterfront
- Hardball as Mike Widmer
1993
- Frasier as Billy Kriezel
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Tony Cicci
- The John Larroquette Show as David Coltrane
- Night Trap as Det. Williams
- Mad Dog and Glory as Harold
- Son of the Pink Panther as Hanif
- Me and Veronica as Vinnie
1992
- The Bodyguard as Tony Scipelli
- Mac as Fireman
- Bob
1991
- Home Improvement as Officer Hill
- Billy Bathgate as Julie Martin
- The 10 Million Dollar Getaway as Robert "Frenchy" McMahon
1990
- Law & Order as Pollard
- GoodFellas as Frenchy
- Common Ground as Terry Cattson
- Miller's Crossing as Frankie
- A Shock to the System as Bum #3
- Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Det. Hamilton
- Blue Steel as Superintendent
1989
- Uncle Buck as Pooter-the-Clown
- Lean On Me as Mr. Zirella
- Collision Course as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3
- Prime Target as First Groucho
- Kojak: Ariana as Hamilton
- New York Stories as Hardhat
- Last Exit to Brooklyn as Security Guard
- Born on the Fourth of July as Man #1 - Arthur's Bar
- A Man Called Hawk
1988
- Funny Farm as Crocker
- Punchline as Man with Bullhorn
- Hot Paint
- The Chair as Wilson
- Frank Nitti: The Enforcer as Sergeant Harry Lang
- The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Doorman
1987
- Wiseguy
- Five Corners as Bartender
- Radio Days as Burglar
- Nasty Hero as Hackett
1986
- King Kong Lives as Cell Guard #2
- The Money Pit as Lenny
- Violets are Blue as Tony
- Off Beat as James Bonnell
1985
- The Equalizer as Garrick
- The Protector as Hood #2
- The Last Dragon as Rock
- Cat's Eye as Ducky
- Stone Pillow as Man in Alley (uncredited)
1984
- The Natural as Boone
- Terrible Joe Moran as Thug #1
1982
- Hit and Run as Copa Doorman
1981
- Evil Stalks This House as Tom
- The Bushido Blade as Bos'n Cave Johnson
1980
- Cruising as Patrolman Desher
1979
- Squeeze Play as Salon Proprietor (uncredited)
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Max