Beau Starr
Acting
Born: September 1, 1944 · Queens, New York, USA
Died: April 24, 2026 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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.
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Movies (63)
GoodFellas
Henry's Father
Speed
Commissioner
Born on the Fourth of July
Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Cinderella Man
Sam
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Sheriff Meeker
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Sheriff Meeker
Joshua Tree
Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
The Corruptor
Captain Stan Klein
Devil in a Blue Dress
Miller
Hoodlum
Jules Salke
Where the Truth Lies
Jack Scaglia
The Perfect Weapon
Capt. Carl Sanders
Fletch
Willy
Code Name: The Cleaner
Old Timer
Never Talk to Strangers
Grogan
The Lonely Guy
2nd Cop
Summer School
Chainsaw's Dad
City Heat
Pitt Lookout
My Name Is Tanino
Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Hanky Panky
Cop Passenger
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Vito
Dead Silence
Det. Barton
Against the Ropes
Corcoran
Jenifer
Chief Charlie
Hollywood Vice Squad
Farber
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lips Egan
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Dave Franco
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Ranger Styles
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Special Agent Cage
The Check is in the Mail...
Rocco
Trial by Jury
Phillie
Empire City
1992
Relentless
Ike Taylor
Pretend You Don't See Her
Detective Ed Sloan
Mafia Doctor
Angelo Dellarusso
Angels in the Infield
Gus Keeler
Shock-Trauma
Gene Kowalski
Men with Brooms
Scott Blendick
Love on the Run
Lt. Sturgis
Mercy
Lt. Finch
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Alonzo Hawkes
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Ed Pogue
Bad Blood
Bo
The Thin Blue Lie
Detective Marshall
While My Pretty One Sleeps
Myles Kearny
Men
Tony, wine taster
Gone Are the Dayes
Big Man
Shadow Hours
Jeremiah Walker
Glory Years
1987
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Det. Mike Foy
Moonshine Highway
Dale Lister
The Wharf Rat
Joey the Fist
Dead Air
Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
Thin Air
Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
Long Time Gone
Man in Car
Command 5
Smalley
Black and Blue
Tommy Walsh
Murderous Vision
Captain
Prisoner of Love
Walt
Deacons for Defense
Neely
The November Men
Chief Agent Granger
The Cactus Kid
Police Captain
Time and Again
Mac Walkin
TV Shows (38)
The Outer Limits
Jack, the Detective · 1 eps
Psych
Mikey · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Charlie Bennett · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Policeman On Boat · 1 eps
MacGyver
GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Jacques Charon · 1 eps
Night Court
Sheldon · 1 eps
The A-Team
Swain · 1 eps
The A-Team
Bull McEwan · 1 eps
The A-Team
Starger · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Chuck DeMita · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
Joey DeSoto · 1 eps
Matlock
Chuck, the Mechanic · 1 eps
Wings
Frederick Watts · 1 eps
T. J. Hooker
Rupe · 1 eps
The 4400
Ben Hunsiker · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
Vince Diller · 1 eps
The Dead Zone
Edward Nolan · 1 eps
Earth: Final Conflict
Lt. Gen. Kirkland · 1 eps
Relic Hunter
Moore · 1 eps
Newhart
Prisoner · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
Stone · 1 eps
Due South
Harding Welsh · 66 eps
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Dominic Romano · 1 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
Jensen · 1 eps
FX: The Series
Lamb · 1 eps
V
Hostage Guard · 1 eps
Brooklyn South
Lou Wolzak · 1 eps
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Malcolm Vedder · 1 eps
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lieutenant Noonan · 1 eps
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Judge Corbett · 1 eps
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker · 1 eps
10-8: Officers on Duty
Vincent Amonte · 1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Lloyd Hundley · 1 eps
TV 101
Mr. Bender · 1 eps
EZ Streets
2 eps
True Blue
Lt. Bill Triplett · 13 eps
Bizarre
1980
