Beau Starr
Acting1944Queens, New York, USA
Biography
Beau Starr (born September 1, 1944) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. 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 History
2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2013
Psych
TVas Mikey• 1 eps
2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Old Timer
Time and Again
as Mac Walkin
2006
The Dead Zone
TVas Edward Nolan• 1 eps
2005
Where the Truth Lies
as Jack Scaglia
Deacons for Defense
as Neely
Jenifer
as Chief Charlie
Cinderella Man
as Sam
The 4400
TVas Ben Hunsiker• 1 eps
2004
Against the Ropes
as Corcoran
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
TVas Dominic Romano• 1 eps
2003
My Name Is Tanino
as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Mafia Doctor
as Angelo Dellarusso
10-8: Officers on Duty
TVas Vincent Amonte• 1 eps
2002
Men with Brooms
as Scott Blendick
Pretend You Don't See Her
as Detective Ed Sloan
Earth: Final Conflict
TVas Lt. Gen. Kirkland• 1 eps
2001
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Special Agent Cage
Relic Hunter
TVas Moore• 1 eps
2000
Shadow Hours
as Jeremiah Walker
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Lips Egan
Angels in the Infield
as Gus Keeler
Mercy
as Lt. Finch
The Thin Blue Lie
as Detective Marshall
1999
1998
Brooklyn South
TVas Lou Wolzak• 1 eps
1997
Hoodlum
as Jules Salke
Men
as Tony, wine taster
While My Pretty One Sleeps
as Myles Kearny
FX: The Series
TVas Lamb• 1 eps
1996
Moonshine Highway
as Dale Lister
The Wharf Rat
as Joey the Fist
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Det. Mike Foy
1995
Never Talk to Strangers
as Grogan
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Miller
The Outer Limits
TVas Jack, the Detective• 1 eps
1993
Joshua Tree
as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
The November Men
as Chief Agent Granger
Wings
TVas Frederick Watts• 1 eps
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Alonzo Hawkes
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Dave Franco
The Perfect Weapon
as Capt. Carl Sanders
Dead Silence
as Det. Barton
1990
GoodFellas
as Henry's Father
1989
Born on the Fourth of July
as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Sheriff Meeker
Relentless
as Ike Taylor
True Blue
TVas Lt. Bill Triplett
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Sheriff Meeker
Night Court
TVas Sheldon• 1 eps
Matlock
TVas Chuck, the Mechanic• 1 eps
TV 101
TVas Mr. Bender
1987
Summer School
as Mr. Gremp
1986
Hollywood Vice Squad
as Farber
The Check is in the Mail...
as Rocco
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Ed Pogue
MacGyver
TVas GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem• 1 eps
1985
1984
The Lonely Guy
as 2nd Cop
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Policeman On Boat / Charlie Bennett• 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
TVas Chuck DeMita• 1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
TVas Lloyd Hundley
1983
Knight Rider
TVas Jacques Charon• 1 eps
1982
1981
Hill Street Blues
TVas Joey DeSoto