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Beau Starr

Beau Starr

Actor Sep 1 (age 81) Queens, New York, USA 1981–2025 (44 year career)
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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

GoodFellas
Film

GoodFellas

Henry's Father
Speed
Film

Speed

Commissioner
Cinderella Man
Film

Cinderella Man

Sam
Born on the Fourth of July
Film

Born on the Fourth of July

Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Film

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Sheriff Meeker
Fletch
Film

Fletch

Willy
Devil in a Blue Dress
Film

Devil in a Blue Dress

Miller
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Film

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Sheriff Meeker

Filmography

Acting (93)

·

Movies (65)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

as Self - (archive footage)

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4

2013

as Self

8.0
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

2013

as Self

8.0
Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

2007

as Old Timer

5.2
Time and Again

Time and Again

2007

as Mac Walkin

3.3
Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

2005

as Sam

7.6
Jenifer

Jenifer

2005

as Chief Charlie

5.9
Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies

2005

as Jack Scaglia

6.1
Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense

2005

as Neely

6.2
Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes

2004

as Corcoran

5.0
Mafia Doctor

Mafia Doctor

2003

as Angelo Dellarusso

4.5
My Name Is Tanino

My Name Is Tanino

2003

as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono

6.3
Men with Brooms

Men with Brooms

2002

as Scott Blendick

5.2
Pretend You Don't See Her

Pretend You Don't See Her

2002

as Detective Ed Sloan

6.3
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

2002

as Ranger Styles

The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001

as Special Agent Cage

6.4
Mercy

Mercy

2000

as Lt. Finch

5.1
Angels in the Infield

Angels in the Infield

2000

as Gus Keeler

5.6
Shadow Hours

Shadow Hours

2000

as Jeremiah Walker

4.4
The Thin Blue Lie

The Thin Blue Lie

2000

as Detective Marshall

6.0
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2000

as Lips Egan

8.3
Thin Air

Thin Air

2000

as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney

5.0
The Cactus Kid

The Cactus Kid

2000

as Police Captain

3.0
The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999

as Captain Stan Klein

6.1
Black and Blue

Black and Blue

1999

as Tommy Walsh

6.8
Prisoner of Love

Prisoner of Love

1999

as Walt

4.0
Mean Streak

Mean Streak

1999

as Capt. Churchman

1.0
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

as Jules Salke

6.4
Men

Men

1997

as Tony, wine taster

4.0
While My Pretty One Sleeps

While My Pretty One Sleeps

1997

as Myles Kearny

4.6
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

1996

as Det. Mike Foy

10.0
Moonshine Highway

Moonshine Highway

1996

as Dale Lister

5.8
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

as Miller

6.5
Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

as Grogan

5.3
Speed

Speed

1994

as Commissioner

7.1
Trial by Jury

Trial by Jury

1994

as Phillie

5.3
Dead Air

Dead Air

1994

as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis

5.2
Bad Blood

Bad Blood

1994

as Bo

4.3
Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree

1993

as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill

6.0
The November Men

The November Men

1993

as Chief Agent Granger

Empire City

Empire City

1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

1992

as Alonzo Hawkes

7.9
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991

as Capt. Carl Sanders

6.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

1991

as Dave Franco

6.2
Murderous Vision

Murderous Vision

1991

as Captain

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

1991

as Det. Barton

6.2
GoodFellas

GoodFellas

1990

as Henry's Father

8.5
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

7.0
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

as Sheriff Meeker

5.3
Relentless

Relentless

1989

as Ike Taylor

5.3
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

as Sheriff Meeker

6.2
Summer School

Summer School

1987

as Mr. Gremp

6.4
Glory Years

Glory Years

1987
5.0
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

as Vito

6.3
Hollywood Vice Squad

Hollywood Vice Squad

1986

as Farber

3.2
Long Time Gone

Long Time Gone

1986

as Man in Car

5.0
The Check is in the Mail...

The Check is in the Mail...

1986

as Rocco

6.0
Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

as Ed Pogue

4.0
Fletch

Fletch

1985

as Willy

6.7
Command 5

Command 5

1985

as Smalley

1.0
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

1984

as 2nd Cop

6.2
City Heat

City Heat

1984

as Pitt Lookout

5.5
Gone Are the Dayes

Gone Are the Dayes

1984

as Big Man

8.0
Shock-Trauma

Shock-Trauma

1982

as Gene Kowalski

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982

as Cop Passenger

5.3