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