Beau Starr
September 1, 1944 (82 years old) in Queens, New York, USA
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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- 2025 · Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2013 · Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 as Self
- 2013 · Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 as Self
- 2007 · Time and Again as Mac Walkin
- 2007 · Code Name: The Cleaner as Old Timer
- 2006 · Psych as Mikey
- 2005 · Jenifer as Chief Charlie
- 2005 · Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia
- 2005 · Cinderella Man as Sam
- 2005 · Deacons for Defense as Neely
- 2004 · The 4400 as Ben Hunsiker
- 2004 · Against the Ropes as Corcoran
- 2003 · 10-8: Officers on Duty as Vincent Amonte
- 2003 · My Name Is Tanino as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
- 2003 · Mafia Doctor as Angelo Dellarusso
- 2002 · Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye as Dominic Romano
- 2002 · Men with Brooms as Scott Blendick
- 2002 · The Dead Zone as Edward Nolan
- 2002 · Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story as Ranger Styles
- 2002 · Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective Ed Sloan
- 2001 · The Day Reagan Was Shot as Special Agent Cage
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Malcolm Vedder
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lieutenant Noonan
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Judge Corbett
- 2001 · A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker
- 2000 · The Cactus Kid as Police Captain
- 2000 · Thin Air as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
- 2000 · The Thin Blue Lie as Detective Marshall
- 2000 · Shadow Hours as Jeremiah Walker
- 2000 · Angels in the Infield as Gus Keeler
- 2000 · The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lips Egan
- 2000 · Mercy as Lt. Finch
- 1999 · Prisoner of Love as Walt
- 1999 · Black and Blue as Tommy Walsh
- 1999 · Relic Hunter as Moore
- 1999 · Mean Streak as Capt. Churchman
- 1999 · The Corruptor as Captain Stan Klein
- 1997 · Men as Tony, wine taster
- 1997 · Earth: Final Conflict as Lt. Gen. Kirkland
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as Lou Wolzak
- 1997 · Hoodlum as Jules Salke
- 1997 · While My Pretty One Sleeps as Myles Kearny
- 1996 · EZ Streets as
- 1996 · FX: The Series as Lamb
- 1996 · Moonshine Highway as Dale Lister
- 1996 · The Wharf Rat as Joey the Fist
- 1996 · Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Det. Mike Foy
- 1995 · Never Talk to Strangers as Grogan
- 1995 · Devil in a Blue Dress as Miller
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Jack, the Detective
- 1994 · Bad Blood as Bo
- 1994 · Dead Air as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
- 1994 · Due South as Harding Welsh
- 1994 · Trial by Jury as Phillie
- 1994 · Speed as Commissioner
- 1993 · The November Men as Chief Agent Granger
- 1993 · Joshua Tree as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
- 1992 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Alonzo Hawkes
- 1992 · Empire City as
- 1991 · Dead Silence as Det. Barton
- 1991 · The Perfect Weapon as Capt. Carl Sanders
- 1991 · Murderous Vision as Captain
- 1991 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Dave Franco
- 1990 · GoodFellas as Henry's Father
- 1990 · Wings as Frederick Watts
- 1989 · Born on the Fourth of July as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
- 1989 · True Blue as Lt. Bill Triplett
- 1989 · Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker
- 1989 · Relentless as Ike Taylor
- 1988 · TV 101 as Mr. Bender
- 1988 · Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker
- 1987 · Summer School as Chainsaw's Dad
- 1987 · Glory Years as
- 1986 · Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ed Pogue
- 1986 · Long Time Gone as Man in Car
- 1986 · Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Vito
- 1986 · The Check is in the Mail... as Rocco
- 1986 · Matlock as Chuck, the Mechanic
- 1986 · Hollywood Vice Squad as Farber
- 1985 · Love on the Run as Lt. Sturgis
- 1985 · MacGyver as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
- 1985 · Command 5 as Smalley
- 1985 · Fletch as Willy
- 1984 · City Heat as Pitt Lookout
- 1984 · V as Hostage Guard
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Charlie Bennett
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Policeman On Boat
- 1984 · Finder of Lost Loves as Lloyd Hundley
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as Vince Diller
- 1984 · Gone Are the Dayes as Big Man
- 1984 · The Lonely Guy as 2nd Cop
- 1984 · Night Court as Sheldon
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Jensen
- 1983 · The A-Team as Swain
- 1983 · The A-Team as Bull McEwan
- 1983 · The A-Team as Starger
- 1982 · Shock-Trauma as Gene Kowalski
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Chuck DeMita
- 1982 · Newhart as Prisoner
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Jacques Charon
- 1982 · Hanky Panky as Cop Passenger
- 1982 · T. J. Hooker as Rupe
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as Joey DeSoto
- 1980 · Bizarre as