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Beau Starr
Beau Starr

Beau Starr

ActingBorn September 1, 1944Died April 24, 2026 (age 81)Queens, New York, USA

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

2025Movie
2007
Time and Again

as Mac Walkin

Movie
2007Movie
2006
Psych

as Mikey

TV
2005
Jenifer

as Chief Charlie

Movie
2005
Where the Truth Lies

as Jack Scaglia

Movie
2005Movie
2005Movie
2004
The 4400

as Ben Hunsiker

TV
2004Movie
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty

as Vincent Amonte

TV
2003
My Name Is Tanino

as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono

Movie
2003
Mafia Doctor

as Angelo Dellarusso

Movie
2002
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

as Dominic Romano

TV
2002
Men with Brooms

as Scott Blendick

Movie
2002
The Dead Zone

as Edward Nolan

TV
2002
Pretend You Don't See Her

as Detective Ed Sloan

Movie
2001
The Day Reagan Was Shot

as Special Agent Cage

Movie
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Malcolm Vedder

TV
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Lieutenant Noonan

TV
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Judge Corbett

TV
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker

TV
2000
The Cactus Kid

as Police Captain

Movie
2000
Thin Air

as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney

Movie
2000
The Thin Blue Lie

as Detective Marshall

Movie
2000
Shadow Hours

as Jeremiah Walker

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Mercy

as Lt. Finch

Movie
1999Movie
1999
Black and Blue

as Tommy Walsh

Movie
1999
Relic Hunter

as Moore

TV
1999
Mean Streak

as Capt. Churchman

Movie
1999
The Corruptor

as Captain Stan Klein

Movie
1997
Men

as Tony, wine taster

Movie
1997
Earth: Final Conflict

as Lt. Gen. Kirkland

TV
1997
Brooklyn South

as Lou Wolzak

TV
1997
Hoodlum

as Jules Salke

Movie
1997Movie
1996TV
1996
Moonshine Highway

as Dale Lister

Movie
1996
The Wharf Rat

as Joey the Fist

Movie
1996Movie
1995Movie
1995Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Jack, the Detective

TV
1994Movie
1994
Dead Air

as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis

Movie
1994
Due South

as Harding Welsh

TV
1994
Trial by Jury

as Phillie

Movie
1994
Speed

as Commissioner

Movie
1993
The November Men

as Chief Agent Granger

Movie
1993
Joshua Tree

as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill

Movie
1992Movie
1991
Dead Silence

as Det. Barton

Movie
1991
The Perfect Weapon

as Capt. Carl Sanders

Movie
1991Movie
1990
GoodFellas

as Henry's Father

Movie
1990
Wings

as Frederick Watts

TV
1989
Born on the Fourth of July

as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

Movie
1989
True Blue

as Lt. Bill Triplett

TV
1989
Relentless

as Ike Taylor

Movie
1988
TV 101

as Mr. Bender

TV
1987
Summer School

as Mr. Gremp

Movie
1987Movie
1986Movie
1986
Long Time Gone

as Man in Car

Movie
1986
Matlock

as Chuck, the Mechanic

TV
1986Movie
1985
Love on the Run

as Lt. Sturgis

Movie
1985
MacGyver

as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem

TV
1985
Command 5

as Smalley

Movie
1985
Fletch

as Willy

Movie
1984
City Heat

as Pitt Lookout

Movie
1984
V

as Hostage Guard

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Charlie Bennett

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Policeman On Boat

TV
1984
Finder of Lost Loves

as Lloyd Hundley

TV
1984
Highway to Heaven

as Vince Diller

TV
1984Movie
1984
The Lonely Guy

as 2nd Cop

Movie
1984
Night Court

as Sheldon

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Swain

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Bull McEwan

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Starger

TV
1982
Shock-Trauma

as Gene Kowalski

Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Chuck DeMita

TV
1982
Knight Rider

as Jacques Charon

TV
1982
Hanky Panky

as Cop Passenger

Movie
1982TV
1981
Hill Street Blues

as Joey DeSoto

TV
1980TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 1, 1944
Day of DeathApril 24, 2026
Place of BirthQueens, New York, USA
Popularity0.7