Beau Starr
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.
Known For
All Movies (67)
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
- Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 52013 · as Self
- Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 42013 · as Self
- Time and Again2007 · as Mac Walkin
- Code Name: The Cleaner2007 · as Old Timer
- Jenifer2005 · as Chief Charlie
- Where the Truth Lies2005 · as Jack Scaglia
- Cinderella Man2005 · as Sam
- Deacons for Defense2005 · as Neely
- Against the Ropes2004 · as Corcoran
- My Name Is Tanino2003 · as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
- Mafia Doctor2003 · as Angelo Dellarusso
- Men with Brooms2002 · as Scott Blendick
- Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story2002 · as Ranger Styles
- Pretend You Don't See Her2002 · as Detective Ed Sloan
- The Day Reagan Was Shot2001 · as Special Agent Cage
- The Cactus Kid2000 · as Police Captain
- Thin Air2000 · as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
- The Thin Blue Lie2000 · as Detective Marshall
- Shadow Hours2000 · as Jeremiah Walker
- Angels in the Infield2000 · as Gus Keeler
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery2000 · as Lips Egan
- Mercy2000 · as Lt. Finch
- Prisoner of Love1999 · as Walt
- Black and Blue1999 · as Tommy Walsh
- Mean Streak1999 · as Capt. Churchman
- The Corruptor1999 · as Captain Stan Klein
- Men1997 · as Tony, wine taster
- Hoodlum1997 · as Jules Salke
- While My Pretty One Sleeps1997 · as Myles Kearny
- Moonshine Highway1996 · as Dale Lister
- The Wharf Rat1996 · as Joey the Fist
- Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions1996 · as Det. Mike Foy
- Never Talk to Strangers1995 · as Grogan
- Devil in a Blue Dress1995 · as Miller
- Bad Blood1994 · as Bo
- Dead Air1994 · as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
- Trial by Jury1994 · as Phillie
- Speed1994 · as Commissioner
- The November Men1993 · as Chief Agent Granger
- Joshua Tree1993 · as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride1992 · as Alonzo Hawkes
- Empire City1992
- Dead Silence1991 · as Det. Barton
- The Perfect Weapon1991 · as Capt. Carl Sanders
- Murderous Vision1991 · as Captain
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter1991 · as Dave Franco
- GoodFellas1990 · as Henry's Father
- Born on the Fourth of July1989 · as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers1989 · as Sheriff Meeker
- Relentless1989 · as Ike Taylor
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers1988 · as Sheriff Meeker
- Summer School1987 · as Mr. Gremp
- Glory Years1987
- Manhunt for Claude Dallas1986 · as Ed Pogue
- Long Time Gone1986 · as Man in Car
- The Check is in the Mail...1986 · as Rocco
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling1986 · as Vito
- Hollywood Vice Squad1986 · as Farber
- Love on the Run1985 · as Lt. Sturgis
- Command 51985 · as Smalley
- Fletch1985 · as Willy
- City Heat1984 · as Pitt Lookout
- Gone Are the Dayes1984 · as Big Man
- The Lonely Guy1984 · as 2nd Cop
- Shock-Trauma1982 · as Gene Kowalski
- Hanky Panky1982 · as Cop Passenger
All TV Shows (36)
- Psych2006 · as Mikey
- The 44002004 · as Ben Hunsiker
- 10-8: Officers on Duty2003 · as Vincent Amonte
- Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye2002 · as Dominic Romano
- The Dead Zone2002 · as Edward Nolan
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery2001 · as Malcolm Vedder
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery2001 · as Lieutenant Noonan
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery2001 · as Judge Corbett
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery2001 · as Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker
- Relic Hunter1999 · as Moore
- Earth: Final Conflict1997 · as Lt. Gen. Kirkland
- Brooklyn South1997 · as Lou Wolzak
- EZ Streets1996
- FX: The Series1996 · as Lamb
- The Outer Limits1995 · as Jack, the Detective
- Due South1994 · as Harding Welsh
- Wings1990 · as Frederick Watts
- True Blue1989 · as Lt. Bill Triplett
- TV 1011988 · as Mr. Bender
- Matlock1986 · as Chuck, the Mechanic
- MacGyver1985 · as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
- V1984 · as Hostage Guard
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Charlie Bennett
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Policeman On Boat
- Finder of Lost Loves1984 · as Lloyd Hundley
- Highway to Heaven1984 · as Vince Diller
- Night Court1984 · as Sheldon
- Hardcastle and McCormick1983 · as Jensen
- The A-Team1983 · as Swain
- The A-Team1983 · as Bull McEwan
- The A-Team1983 · as Starger
- St. Elsewhere1982 · as Chuck DeMita
- Knight Rider1982 · as Jacques Charon
- T. J. Hooker1982 · as Rupe
- Hill Street Blues1981 · as Joey DeSoto
- Bizarre1980