Beau Starr
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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
Credits
GoodFellas (1990)
as Henry's Father
Speed (1994)
as Commissioner
Cinderella Man (2005)
as Sam
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
as Sheriff Meeker
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
as Sheriff Meeker
The Corruptor (1999)
as Captain Stan Klein
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
as Miller
Joshua Tree (1993)
as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
Hoodlum (1997)
as Jules Salke
Where the Truth Lies (2005)
as Jack Scaglia
Hanky Panky (1982)
as Cop Passenger
Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
as Grogan
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
as Capt. Carl Sanders
The Lonely Guy (1984)
as 2nd Cop
Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
as Old Timer
City Heat (1984)
as Pitt Lookout
Summer School (1987)
as Chainsaw's Dad
Fletch (1985)
as Willy
Against the Ropes (2004)
as Corcoran
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Dead Silence (1991)
as Det. Barton
My Name Is Tanino (2003)
as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Mercy (2000)
as Lt. Finch
Jenifer (2005)
as Chief Charlie
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
as Vito
Trial by Jury (1994)
as Phillie
Relentless (1989)
as Ike Taylor
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
as Lips Egan
Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)
as Detective Ed Sloan
Empire City (1992)
Actor
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
as Special Agent Cage
Mafia Doctor (2003)
as Angelo Dellarusso
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
as Dave Franco
The Check is in the Mail... (1986)
as Rocco
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
as Ranger Styles
Glory Years (1987)
Actor
Angels in the Infield (2000)
as Gus Keeler
Love on the Run (1985)
as Lt. Sturgis
Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
as Farber
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
as Alonzo Hawkes
Shock-Trauma (1982)
as Gene Kowalski
Gone Are the Dayes (1984)
as Big Man
The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
as Detective Marshall
Bad Blood (1994)
as Bo
Men with Brooms (2002)
as Scott Blendick
Men (1997)
as Tony, wine taster
Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Dale Lister
While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997)
as Myles Kearny
Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)
as Ed Pogue
Dead Air (1994)
as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
The Wharf Rat (1996)
as Joey the Fist
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)
as Det. Mike Foy
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 (2013)
as Self
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 (2013)
as Self
Shadow Hours (2000)
as Jeremiah Walker
Murderous Vision (1991)
as Captain
Thin Air (2000)
as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
Command 5 (1985)
as Smalley
Long Time Gone (1986)
as Man in Car
Prisoner of Love (1999)
as Walt
Black and Blue (1999)
as Tommy Walsh
The November Men (1993)
as Chief Agent Granger
Deacons for Defense (2005)
as Neely
Mean Streak (1999)
as Capt. Churchman
The Cactus Kid (2000)
as Police Captain
Time and Again (2007)
as Mac Walkin