Mike Starr

Actor Jul 29 (age 75) Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA 1968–2023 (55 year career)

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Biography

Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor and producer. Known for his large size at 6' 5" (196 cm), he has typically been typecast as playing thugs or henchmen. Starr was born in Flushing, Queens, New York to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father. His older brother Beau Starr is also an actor. Mike Starr is a graduate of Hofstra University. He and his family reside in Riverdale, New York.

Known For

Film

GoodFellas

Frenchy

Film

Ed Wood

Georgie Weiss

Film

Dumb and Dumber

Joe Mentaliano

Film

Miller's Crossing

Frankie

Film

The Bodyguard

Tony Scipelli

Film

Born on the Fourth of July

Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

Film

The Hudsucker Proxy

Newsroom Reporter

Film

Uncle Buck

Pooter-the-Clown

Filmography

Acting (193)

Movies (133)

Sweetwater

as Eddie Gottlieb

Til Death Do Us Part

as Father

The Crusades

as Mr. Podkowa

Life's Better Protected

2022

as The Casting Director

Clowning

2022

as Detective Welles

4.5

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

as Self

5.5

Scarlett

2021

as Gino

The Cleaner

as Carl

Zeroville

as Burly

Recovery

as Dr. Taylor

Offstage Elements

as Sammy Gallo

Making a Killing

as Arthur Herring

Cabaret Maxime

as Ripa

Prism

as Jim (Chapter 2: Changeless)

6.0

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016

as Self

Bad Santa 2

as Jolly Santa

The Bronx Bull

as Jerry

The Wannabe

as Jerry

Bereave

as George

Dancer and the Dame

as Poochareli

Buzzkill

as Agent Brady

Mancation

as Mr. Vanderplatt

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

2012

as Officer Polansky

4.3

Delivering the Goods

2012

as Domenico

Walk a Mile in My Pradas

as John

Kill the Irishman

as Leo "Lips" Moceri

Ca$h

as Melvin Goldberg

New York Street Games

2010

as Self

Black Dynamite

2009

as Rafelli

7.1

I Hate Valentine's Day

as John

Wrong Turn at Tahoe

as Paulie

Chicago Overcoat

as Lorenzo Galante

Lonely Street

as JG

Black Crescent Moon

as Leroy Brown

Osso Bucco

as Jelly Dinotto

Dough Boys

as Anthony

Exorcising 'Cruising'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

The History of 'Cruising'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

The Black Dahlia

2006

as Det. Russ Millard

5.6

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

as Chief Lou Carson

Hot Tamale

as Al

Still Dumb After All These Years

2006

as Self

7.7

Under the City

2005

as Ed Dandos

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

as Kramer

The Ice Harvest

as Roy Gelles

Jersey Girl

as Block

Elvis Has Left the Building

as Sal

Mickey

as Tony

Dumb and Dumber - Making Of

2004

as Self

Backflash

as Tono

The Next Big Thing

as Walter Sznitken

Knockaround Guys

as Bobby Boulevard

Tempted

as Dot Collins

3 A.M.

as Theo

Summer of Sam

as Eddie

Gloria

as Sean

Murder in a Small Town

as Tony

The Lady in Question

as Det. Tony Rossini

Snake Eyes

as Walt McGahn

Frogs for Snakes

as Crunch Gwiazda

Animals with the Tollkeeper

as Young Felipe

Hoodlum

as Albert Salke

The Deli

as Johnny

Lesser Prophets

as Larry

River Made to Drown In

1997

as Frank

4.6

Flipping

1997

as C.J., Fat Dude at 2-2 Card Club

3.2

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

1997

as Mahmud Abouhalima

6.0

James and the Giant Peach

as Cop

Two If by Sea

as Fitzie

Blood and Wine

as Mike

Just Your Luck

as Carl

Dear Diary

as Fritz

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

as Sgt. Zikowski

Clockers

as Thumper

The Shamrock Conspiracy

as Tierney

Dumb and Dumber

as Joe Mentaliano

Baby's Day Out

as Jojo Ducky (uncredited)

6.4

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

as Newsroom Reporter

7.1

Down on the Waterfront

Ed Wood

as Georgie Weiss

Blown Away

as Francis the Barkeeper

On Deadly Ground

as Big Mike

Cabin Boy

as Mulligan

Trial by Jury

as Hughie Bonner

Night Trap

as Det. Williams

Mad Dog and Glory

as Harold

Son of the Pink Panther

as Hanif

Me and Veronica

as Vinnie

The Bodyguard

as Tony Scipelli

Mac

as Fireman

Billy Bathgate

as Julie Martin

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

1991

as Robert "Frenchy" McMahon

GoodFellas

as Frenchy

Miller's Crossing

as Frankie

A Shock to the System

as Bum #3

Blue Steel

as Superintendent

Common Ground

as Terry Cattson

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990

as Det. Hamilton

4.5

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

as Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

Uncle Buck

as Pooter-the-Clown

Lean On Me

as Mr. Zirella

New York Stories

as Hardhat

Collision Course

as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3

4.1

Last Exit to Brooklyn

as Security Guard

Kojak: Ariana

as Hamilton

Prime Target

as First Groucho

Hot Paint

Funny Farm

as Crocker

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

1988

as Sergeant Harry Lang

Punchline

as Man with Bullhorn

The Chair

as Wilson

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

1988

as Doorman

6.5

Who's That Girl

1987

as Shipping Co-Worker

Five Corners

as Bartender

Radio Days

as Burglar

Nasty Hero

as Hackett

Magic Sticks

as Magic Sticks

The Money Pit

as Lenny

Off Beat

as James Bonnell

King Kong Lives

as Cell Guard #2

Violets are Blue

as Tony

The Protector

as Hood #2

Cat's Eye

as Ducky

The Last Dragon

as Rock

Stone Pillow

as Man in Alley (uncredited)

The Natural

as Boone

Terrible Joe Moran

as Thug #1

Hit and Run

1982

as Copa Doorman

2.8

The Bushido Blade

1981

as Bos'n Cave Johnson

5.4

Evil Stalks This House

as Tom

Cruising

as Patrolman Desher

Squeeze Play

as Salon Proprietor (uncredited)

3.6

Cusp

as Stalker

Television (60)

East New York

as Kurt Walsh

Billions

as Nicky Pawlowski

Dice

as Harold

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

as Dominic

7.1

The Blacklist

2013

as Balthazar "Bino" Baker

Ray Donovan

as O'Malley

Chicago Fire

as Arthur

Elementary

as Russell Gertz

The Finder

as Benny Famosa

Best Friends Forever

as Angelo

Shameless

as Yard Guy

The Good Guys

as Bobby Kneecaps

Glee

as Usher

Childrens Hospital

as Taxi Driver

Life on Mars

as Nelson

The Middleman

as Cop

Psych

as Max Rizzo

Bones

as Frankie Cooper

The Office

as Grotti

House

as Willie

CSI: NY

as Vince Robinson

Listen Up!

as Bully

NCIS

as Monroe Cooper

Joan of Arcadia

as Big Tough Guy God

The Handler

as Artie Levy

A.U.S.A.

as Bobby Paterno

Without a Trace

as Gil

Scrubs

as Mr. Iverson

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Ted Marston

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Dominic Bruno

as Kenny Sandusky

Bull

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Mike O'Doole

7.9

The West Wing

1999

as Senator Tony Marino

Martial Law

as Det. Alex Portman

L.A. Doctors

as Pete Mosely

Brother's Keeper

as Rick

The Last Don

as Rustler

The Last Don

as Big Tim

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Frank Muller

Early Edition

as Phil Deluca

The Pretender

as Axe

Millennium

as Henry Dion

EZ Streets

as Mickey Kinnear

NewsRadio

as Building Super

Nowhere Man

as Bert Williams

Brotherly Love

as Gus

Deadly Games

as Roy Hopkins

Chicago Hope

as Mugger (uncredited)

7.2

Hardball

1994

as Mike Widmer

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Tony Cicci

Frasier

as Billy Kriezel

The John Larroquette Show

as David Coltrane

Bob

Home Improvement

as Officer Hill

Law & Order

as Tony Halliwell - Truck Driver

A Man Called Hawk

Wiseguy

The Equalizer

as Garrick

Hawaii Five-O

as Max