Beau Starr
Acting
- Born:
- 1944-09-01
- Died:
- 2026-04-24
- Place of birth:
- Queens, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
Time and Again
Code Name: The Cleaner
Psych
Jenifer
Where the Truth Lies
Cinderella Man
Deacons for Defense
The 4400
Against the Ropes
10-8: Officers on Duty
My Name Is Tanino
Mafia Doctor
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Men with Brooms
The Dead Zone
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Pretend You Don't See Her
The Day Reagan Was Shot
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
The Cactus Kid
Thin Air
The Thin Blue Lie
Shadow Hours
Angels in the Infield
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Mercy
Prisoner of Love
Black and Blue
Relic Hunter
Mean Streak
The Corruptor
Men
Earth: Final Conflict
Brooklyn South
Hoodlum
While My Pretty One Sleeps
EZ Streets
FX: The Series
Moonshine Highway
The Wharf Rat
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Never Talk to Strangers
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Outer Limits
Bad Blood
Dead Air
Due South
Trial by Jury
Speed
The November Men
Joshua Tree
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Empire City
Dead Silence
The Perfect Weapon
Murderous Vision
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
GoodFellas
Wings
Born on the Fourth of July
True Blue
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Relentless
TV 101
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Jake and the Fatman
Summer School
Glory Years
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Long Time Gone
The Check is in the Mail...
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Matlock
Hollywood Vice Squad
Love on the Run
MacGyver
Command 5
Fletch
City Heat
V
Murder, She Wrote
Finder of Lost Loves
Highway to Heaven
Gone Are the Dayes
The Lonely Guy
Night Court
Hardcastle and McCormick
The A-Team
Shock-Trauma
St. Elsewhere
Newhart
Knight Rider
Hanky Panky
T. J. Hooker
Hill Street Blues
Bizarre