Beau Starr
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 September 1944 · Queens, New York, USA
- Died
- 24 April 2026
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
Acting 68
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- 2013Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 as Self
- 2013Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 as Self
- 2007Time and Again as Mac Walkin
- 2007Code Name: The Cleaner as Old Timer
- 2005Jenifer as Chief Charlie
- 2005Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia
- 2005Cinderella Man as Sam
- 2005Deacons for Defense as Neely
- 2004Against the Ropes as Corcoran
- 2003My Name Is Tanino as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
- 2003Mafia Doctor as Angelo Dellarusso
- 2002Men with Brooms as Scott Blendick
- 2002Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story as Ranger Styles
- 2002Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective Ed Sloan
- 2001The Day Reagan Was Shot as Special Agent Cage
- 2000The Cactus Kid as Police Captain
- 2000Thin Air as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
- 2000The Thin Blue Lie as Detective Marshall
- 2000Shadow Hours as Jeremiah Walker
- 2000Angels in the Infield as Gus Keeler
- 2000The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lips Egan
- 2000Mercy as Lt. Finch
- 1999Prisoner of Love as Walt
- 1999Black and Blue as Tommy Walsh
- 1999Mean Streak as Capt. Churchman
- 1999The Corruptor as Captain Stan Klein
- 1997Men as Tony, wine taster
- 1997Hoodlum as Jules Salke
- 1997While My Pretty One Sleeps as Myles Kearny
- 1996Moonshine Highway as Dale Lister
- 1996The Wharf Rat as Joey the Fist
- 1996Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Det. Mike Foy
- 1995Never Talk to Strangers as Grogan
- 1995Devil in a Blue Dress as Miller
- 1994Bad Blood as Bo
- 1994Dead Air as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
- 1994Trial by Jury as Phillie
- 1994Speed as Commissioner
- 1993The November Men as Chief Agent Granger
- 1993Joshua Tree as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
- 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Alonzo Hawkes
- 1992Empire City
- 1991Dead Silence as Det. Barton
- 1991The Perfect Weapon as Capt. Carl Sanders
- 1991Murderous Vision as Captain
- 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Dave Franco
- 1990GoodFellas as Henry's Father
- 1989Born on the Fourth of July as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
- 1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker
- 1989Relentless as Ike Taylor
- 1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker
- 1987Summer School as Chainsaw's Dad
- 1987Glory Years
- 1986Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ed Pogue
- 1986Long Time Gone as Man in Car
- 1986The Check is in the Mail... as Rocco
- 1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Vito
- 1986Hollywood Vice Squad as Farber
- 1985Love on the Run as Lt. Sturgis
- 1985Command 5 as Smalley
- 1985Fletch as Willy
- 1984City Heat as Pitt Lookout
- 1984Gone Are the Dayes as Big Man
- 1984The Lonely Guy as 2nd Cop
- 1982Shock-Trauma as Gene Kowalski
- 1982Hanky Panky as Cop Passenger