Person file · Acting
Beau Starr
Born 1944-09-01Queens, New York, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf - (archive footage)Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5SelfBack to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4SelfTime and AgainMac WalkinCode Name: The CleanerOld TimerJeniferChief CharlieWhere the Truth LiesJack ScagliaCinderella ManSamDeacons for DefenseNeelyAgainst the RopesCorcoranMy Name Is TaninoCarmine 'Buddy' OmobonoMafia DoctorAngelo DellarussoMen with BroomsScott BlendickWhitewash: The Clarence Brandley StoryRanger StylesPretend You Don't See HerDetective Ed SloanThe Day Reagan Was ShotSpecial Agent CageThe Cactus KidPolice CaptainThin AirChief of Detectives P. DelaneyThe Thin Blue LieDetective MarshallShadow HoursJeremiah WalkerAngels in the InfieldGus KeelerThe Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe MysteryLips EganMercyLt. FinchPrisoner of LoveWalt