Beau Starr

Beau Starr

9/1/1944 – 4/24/2026Queens, 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.

Filmography (97 titles)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesMovie

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage) · 2025

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 57.0Movie

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

Self · 2013

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 48.0Movie

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4

Self · 2013

Time and Again3.3Movie

Time and Again

Mac Walkin · 2007

Code Name: The Cleaner5.1Movie

Code Name: The Cleaner

Old Timer · 2007

Psych7.9Show

Psych

Mikey · 2006

Jenifer5.9Movie

Jenifer

Chief Charlie · 2005

Where the Truth Lies6.1Movie

Where the Truth Lies

Jack Scaglia · 2005

Cinderella Man7.6Movie

Cinderella Man

Sam · 2005

Deacons for Defense6.4Movie

Deacons for Defense

Neely · 2005

The 44007.2Show

The 4400

Ben Hunsiker · 2004

Against the Ropes5.1Movie

Against the Ropes

Corcoran · 2004

10-8: Officers on Duty7.9Show

10-8: Officers on Duty

Vincent Amonte · 2003

My Name Is Tanino6.3Movie

My Name Is Tanino

Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono · 2003

Mafia Doctor5.7Movie

Mafia Doctor

Angelo Dellarusso · 2003

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye7.1Show

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

Dominic Romano · 2002

Men with Brooms5.3Movie

Men with Brooms

Scott Blendick · 2002

The Dead Zone7.3Show

The Dead Zone

Edward Nolan · 2002

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story8.0Movie

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

Ranger Styles · 2002

Pretend You Don't See Her6.6Movie

Pretend You Don't See Her

Detective Ed Sloan · 2002

The Day Reagan Was Shot6.5Movie

The Day Reagan Was Shot

Special Agent Cage · 2001

A Nero Wolfe Mystery7.9Show

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Malcolm Vedder · 2001

The Cactus Kid5.0Movie

The Cactus Kid

Police Captain · 2000

Thin Air6.3Movie

Thin Air

Chief of Detectives P. Delaney · 2000

The Thin Blue Lie7.0Movie

The Thin Blue Lie

Detective Marshall · 2000

Shadow Hours4.9Movie

Shadow Hours

Jeremiah Walker · 2000

Angels in the Infield5.6Movie

Angels in the Infield

Gus Keeler · 2000

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery8.5Movie

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Lips Egan · 2000

Mercy5.3Movie

Mercy

Lt. Finch · 2000

Prisoner of Love6.5Movie

Prisoner of Love

Walt · 1999