Beau Starr

79 · Born: Sep 1, 1944

Personal Details

Born Sep 1, 1944 Queens, New York, USA

Relatives

Mike Starr (Sibling)

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.

Career

acting

2007

Time and Again as Mac Walkin

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner as Old Timer

2006

Final Days of Planet Earth

Final Days of Planet Earth as Oliver

2005

Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror as Chief Charlie

2003

Mafia Doctor as Angelo Dellarusso

2002

Pretend You Don't See Her

Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective Ed Sloan

2001

The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot as Special Agent Cage

Earth: Final Conflict

Earth: Final Conflict as Lt. Gen. Kirkland

2000

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lips Egan

The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie as Detective Marshall

Murder Most Likely

Murder Most Likely as Sammy Z

Mercy as Lt. Finch

Thin Air as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney as Gus Keeler

The Cactus Kid as Police Captain

Relic Hunter as Moore

1999

Mean Streak as Capt. Churchman

Black and Blue as Tommy Walsh

1997

While My Pretty One Sleeps

While My Pretty One Sleeps as Myles Kearny

1996

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Det. Mike Foy

1995

Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers as Grogan

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Jack, the Detective

1994

Dead Air as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis

Bad Blood as Bo

Due South as Harding Welsh

1993

Joshua Tree as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill

The November Men

The November Men

1992

1991

Murderous Vision

Murderous Vision as Captain

The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon as Capt. Carl Sanders

Dead Silence as Det. Barton

1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker

Relentless as Ike Taylor

True Blue as Lt. Bill Triplett

1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Sheriff Ben Meeker

1987

Night Court as Sheldon

1986

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ed Pogue

1983

The A-Team as Swain

Knight Rider as Jacques Charon