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