Beau Starr
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 1, 1944
- Died
- Apr 24, 2026 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York, USA
- Credits
- 99
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.
Known for
GoodFellas
1990Movie
Henry's Father
Speed
1994Movie
Commissioner
Cinderella Man
2005Movie
Sam
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988Movie
Sheriff Meeker
Born on the Fourth of July
1989Movie
Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Knight Rider
1982TV
Jacques Charon
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
2013Movie
Self
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
2013Movie
Self
Time and Again
2007Movie
Mac Walkin
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007Movie
Old Timer
Psych
2006TV
Mikey
Jenifer
2005Movie
Chief Charlie
Where the Truth Lies
2005Movie
Jack Scaglia
Cinderella Man
2005Movie
Sam
Deacons for Defense
2005Movie
Neely
The 4400
2004TV
Ben Hunsiker
Against the Ropes
2004Movie
Corcoran
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003TV
Vincent Amonte
My Name Is Tanino
2003Movie
Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Mafia Doctor
2003Movie
Angelo Dellarusso
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002TV
Dominic Romano
Men with Brooms
2002Movie
Scott Blendick
The Dead Zone
2002TV
Edward Nolan
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002Movie
Ranger Styles
Pretend You Don't See Her
2002Movie
Detective Ed Sloan
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001Movie
Special Agent Cage
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001TV
Malcolm Vedder, Lieutenant Noonan, Judge Corbett, Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker
The Cactus Kid
2000Movie
Police Captain
Thin Air
2000Movie
Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
The Thin Blue Lie
2000Movie
Detective Marshall
Shadow Hours
2000Movie
Jeremiah Walker
Angels in the Infield
2000Movie
Gus Keeler
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000Movie
Lips Egan
Mercy
2000Movie
Lt. Finch
Prisoner of Love
1999Movie
Walt
Black and Blue
1999Movie
Tommy Walsh
Relic Hunter
1999TV
Moore
Mean Streak
1999Movie
Capt. Churchman
The Corruptor
1999Movie
Captain Stan Klein
Men
1997Movie
Tony, wine taster
Earth: Final Conflict
1997TV
Lt. Gen. Kirkland
Brooklyn South
1997TV
Lou Wolzak
Hoodlum
1997Movie
Jules Salke
While My Pretty One Sleeps
1997Movie
Myles Kearny
EZ Streets
1996TV
FX: The Series
1996TV
Lamb
Moonshine Highway
1996Movie
Dale Lister
The Wharf Rat
1996Movie
Joey the Fist
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996Movie
Det. Mike Foy
Never Talk to Strangers
1995Movie
Grogan
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995Movie
Miller
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Jack, the Detective
Bad Blood
1994Movie
Bo
Dead Air
1994Movie
Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
Due South
1994TV
Harding Welsh
Trial by Jury
1994Movie
Phillie
Speed
1994Movie
Commissioner
The November Men
1993Movie
Chief Agent Granger
Joshua Tree
1993Movie
Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992Movie
Alonzo Hawkes
Empire City
1992Movie
Dead Silence
1991Movie
Det. Barton
The Perfect Weapon
1991Movie
Capt. Carl Sanders
Murderous Vision
1991Movie
Captain
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991Movie
Dave Franco
GoodFellas
1990Movie
Henry's Father
Wings
1990TV
Frederick Watts
Born on the Fourth of July
1989Movie
Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
True Blue
1989TV
Lt. Bill Triplett
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989Movie
Sheriff Meeker
Relentless
1989Movie
Ike Taylor
TV 101
1988TV
Mr. Bender
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988Movie
Sheriff Meeker
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Stone
Summer School
1987Movie
Chainsaw's Dad
Glory Years
1987Movie
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986Movie
Ed Pogue
Long Time Gone
1986Movie
Man in Car
The Check is in the Mail...
1986Movie
Rocco
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986Movie
Vito
Matlock
1986TV
Chuck, the Mechanic
Hollywood Vice Squad
1986Movie
Farber
Love on the Run
1985Movie
Lt. Sturgis
MacGyver
1985TV
GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
Command 5
1985Movie
Smalley
Fletch
1985Movie
Willy
City Heat
1984Movie
Pitt Lookout
V
1984TV
Hostage Guard
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Charlie Bennett, Policeman On Boat
Finder of Lost Loves
1984TV
Lloyd Hundley
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Vince Diller
Gone Are the Dayes
1984Movie
Big Man
The Lonely Guy
1984Movie
2nd Cop
Night Court
1984TV
Sheldon
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983TV
Jensen
The A-Team
1983TV
Swain, Bull McEwan, Starger
Shock-Trauma
1982Movie
Gene Kowalski
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Chuck DeMita
Newhart
1982TV
Prisoner, Vince Dinsmore
Knight Rider
1982TV
Jacques Charon
Hanky Panky
1982Movie
Cop Passenger
T. J. Hooker
1982TV
Rupe
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
Joey DeSoto
Bizarre
1980TV