Beau Starr

Beau Starr

🎂 1st September 1944 (81 yrs) 📍 Queens, New York, USA

Known For

Biography

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.

Beau Starr

Movies Featuring Beau Starr

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)

as Self - (archive footage)

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 (2013)

as Self

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 (2013)

as Self

Time and Again

Time and Again (2007)

as Mac Walkin

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

as Old Timer

Jenifer

Jenifer (2005)

as Chief Charlie

Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies (2005)

as Jack Scaglia

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man (2005)

as Sam

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense (2005)

as Neely

Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes (2004)

as Corcoran

My Name Is Tanino

My Name Is Tanino (2003)

as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono

Mafia Doctor

Mafia Doctor (2003)

as Angelo Dellarusso

Men with Brooms

Men with Brooms (2002)

as Scott Blendick

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)

as Ranger Styles

Pretend You Don't See Her

Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)

as Detective Ed Sloan

The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)

as Special Agent Cage

The Cactus Kid

The Cactus Kid (2000)

as Police Captain

Thin Air

Thin Air (2000)

as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney

The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie (2000)

as Detective Marshall

Shadow Hours

Shadow Hours (2000)

as Jeremiah Walker

Angels in the Infield

Angels in the Infield (2000)

as Gus Keeler

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)

as Lips Egan

Mercy

Mercy (2000)

as Lt. Finch

Prisoner of Love

Prisoner of Love (1999)

as Walt

Black and Blue

Black and Blue (1999)

as Tommy Walsh

No Image

Mean Streak (1999)

as Capt. Churchman

The Corruptor

The Corruptor (1999)

as Captain Stan Klein

Men

as Tony, wine taster

Hoodlum

Hoodlum (1997)

as Jules Salke

While My Pretty One Sleeps

While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997)

as Myles Kearny

Moonshine Highway

Moonshine Highway (1996)

as Dale Lister

The Wharf Rat

The Wharf Rat (1996)

as Joey the Fist

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)

as Det. Mike Foy

Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers (1995)

as Grogan

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

as Miller

Bad Blood

Bad Blood (1994)

as Bo

Dead Air

Dead Air (1994)

as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis

Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury (1994)

as Phillie

Speed

Speed (1994)

as Commissioner

The November Men

The November Men (1993)

as Chief Agent Granger

Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree (1993)

as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)

as Alonzo Hawkes

Empire City

Empire City (1992)

Dead Silence

Dead Silence (1991)

as Det. Barton

The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon (1991)

as Capt. Carl Sanders

Murderous Vision

Murderous Vision (1991)

as Captain

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)

as Dave Franco

GoodFellas

GoodFellas (1990)

as Henry's Father

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

as Sheriff Meeker

Relentless

Relentless (1989)

as Ike Taylor

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

as Sheriff Meeker

Summer School

Summer School (1987)

as Mr. Gremp

Glory Years

Glory Years (1987)

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)

as Ed Pogue

Long Time Gone

Long Time Gone (1986)

as Man in Car

The Check is in the Mail...

The Check is in the Mail... (1986)

as Rocco

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

as Vito

Hollywood Vice Squad

Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)

as Farber

Love on the Run

Love on the Run (1985)

as Lt. Sturgis

Command 5

Command 5 (1985)

as Smalley

Fletch

Fletch (1985)

as Willy

City Heat

City Heat (1984)

as Pitt Lookout

Gone Are the Dayes

Gone Are the Dayes (1984)

as Big Man

The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy (1984)

as 2nd Cop

Shock-Trauma

Shock-Trauma (1982)

as Gene Kowalski

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky (1982)

as Cop Passenger