Beau Starr
Acting · Born 1944-09-01 · age 81 at death · Queens, New York, USA
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.
Titles
GoodFellas
Speed
Cinderella Man
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Born on the Fourth of July
Knight Rider
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
The A-Team
Psych
MacGyver
Fletch
The 4400
Devil in a Blue Dress
Murder, She Wrote
Where the Truth Lies
The Corruptor
Summer School
Code Name: The Cleaner
Hoodlum
The Outer Limits
City Heat
V
Highway to Heaven
My Name Is Tanino
Never Talk to Strangers
Joshua Tree
Relic Hunter
The Dead Zone
The Lonely Guy
Night Court
Wings
Matlock
The Perfect Weapon
Against the Ropes
Jenifer
Hill Street Blues
Earth: Final Conflict
T. J. Hooker
St. Elsewhere
Due South
Hanky Panky
Trial by Jury
Hardcastle and McCormick
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Mercy
Men with Brooms
Relentless
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
FX: The Series
Angels in the Infield
Bad Blood
Men
Dead Silence
Black and Blue
Deacons for Defense
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Hollywood Vice Squad
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter