Beau Starr
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 1, 1944
- Died
- April 24, 2026 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Queens, New York, USA
Biography
Beau Starr (September 1, 1944 – April 24, 2026) 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.
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Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
Movie · as Self
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
Movie · as Self
Time and Again
Movie · as Mac Walkin
Code Name: The Cleaner
Movie · as Old Timer
Psych
TV · as Mikey · 1 ep
Deacons for Defense
Movie · as Neely
Where the Truth Lies
Movie · as Jack Scaglia
Jenifer
Movie · as Chief Charlie
Cinderella Man
Movie · as Sam
Against the Ropes
Movie · as Corcoran
The 4400
TV · as Ben Hunsiker · 1 ep
Mafia Doctor
Movie · as Angelo Dellarusso
My Name Is Tanino
Movie · as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
10-8: Officers on Duty
TV · as Vincent Amonte · 1 ep
Men with Brooms
Movie · as Scott Blendick
Pretend You Don't See Her
Movie · as Detective Ed Sloan
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Movie · as Ranger Styles
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
TV · as Dominic Romano · 1 ep
The Dead Zone
TV · as Edward Nolan · 1 ep
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Movie · as Special Agent Cage
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
TV · as Malcolm Vedder, Lieutenant Noonan, Judge Corbett, Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker · 1 ep
Mercy
Movie · as Lt. Finch
The Thin Blue Lie
Movie · as Detective Marshall
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Movie · as Lips Egan
Shadow Hours
Movie · as Jeremiah Walker
Angels in the Infield
Movie · as Gus Keeler
The Cactus Kid
Movie · as Police Captain
Thin Air
Movie · as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
Black and Blue
Movie · as Tommy Walsh
The Corruptor
Movie · as Captain Stan Klein
Prisoner of Love
Movie · as Walt
Mean Streak
Movie · as Capt. Churchman
Relic Hunter
TV · as Moore · 1 ep
Men
Movie · as Tony, wine taster
While My Pretty One Sleeps
Movie · as Myles Kearny
Hoodlum
Movie · as Jules Salke
Earth: Final Conflict
TV · as Lt. Gen. Kirkland · 1 ep
Brooklyn South
TV · as Lou Wolzak · 1 ep
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Movie · as Det. Mike Foy
Moonshine Highway
Movie · as Dale Lister
The Wharf Rat
Movie · as Joey the Fist
FX: The Series
TV · as Lamb · 1 ep
EZ Streets
TV · 2 eps
Devil in a Blue Dress
Movie · as Miller
Never Talk to Strangers
Movie · as Grogan
The Outer Limits
TV · as Jack, the Detective · 1 ep
Bad Blood
Movie · as Bo
Speed
Movie · as Commissioner
Dead Air
Movie · as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
Trial by Jury
Movie · as Phillie
Due South
TV · as Harding Welsh · 66 eps
Joshua Tree
Movie · as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
The November Men
Movie · as Chief Agent Granger
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Movie · as Alonzo Hawkes
Empire City
Movie
Dead Silence
Movie · as Det. Barton
The Perfect Weapon
Movie · as Capt. Carl Sanders
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Movie · as Dave Franco
Murderous Vision
Movie · as Captain
GoodFellas
Movie · as Henry's Father
Wings
TV · as Frederick Watts · 1 ep
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Movie · as Sheriff Meeker
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie · as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Relentless
Movie · as Ike Taylor
True Blue
TV · as Lt. Bill Triplett · 13 eps
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Movie · as Sheriff Meeker
TV 101
TV · as Mr. Bender · 1 ep
Glory Years
Movie
Summer School
Movie · as Chainsaw's Dad
Jake and the Fatman
TV · as Stone · 1 ep
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Movie · as Ed Pogue
Hollywood Vice Squad
Movie · as Farber
The Check is in the Mail...
Movie · as Rocco
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Movie · as Vito
Long Time Gone
Movie · as Man in Car
Matlock
TV · as Chuck, the Mechanic · 1 ep
Fletch
Movie · as Willy
Love on the Run
Movie · as Lt. Sturgis
Command 5
Movie · as Smalley
MacGyver
TV · as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem · 1 ep
The Lonely Guy
Movie · as 2nd Cop
City Heat
Movie · as Pitt Lookout
Gone Are the Dayes
Movie · as Big Man
V
TV · as Hostage Guard · 1 ep
Night Court
TV · as Sheldon · 1 ep
Finder of Lost Loves
TV · as Lloyd Hundley · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Charlie Bennett, Policeman On Boat · 1 ep
Highway to Heaven
TV · as Vince Diller · 1 ep
The A-Team
TV · as Swain, Bull McEwan, Starger · 1 ep
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV · as Jensen · 1 ep
Hanky Panky
Movie · as Cop Passenger
Shock-Trauma
Movie · as Gene Kowalski
Knight Rider
TV · as Jacques Charon · 1 ep
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Rupe · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Chuck DeMita · 1 ep
Newhart
TV · as Prisoner, Vince Dinsmore · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Joey DeSoto · 1 ep
Bizarre
TV