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Beau Starr
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Biography
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.
BODY OF WORK
Beau Starr's Filmography
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
as Self
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
as Self
Time and Again
as Mac Walkin
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Old Timer
Jenifer
as Chief Charlie
Where the Truth Lies
as Jack Scaglia
Cinderella Man
as Sam
Deacons for Defense
as Neely
Against the Ropes
as Corcoran
My Name Is Tanino
as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Mafia Doctor
as Angelo Dellarusso
Men with Brooms
as Scott Blendick
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Ranger Styles
Pretend You Don't See Her
as Detective Ed Sloan
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Special Agent Cage
The Cactus Kid
as Police Captain
Thin Air
as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
The Thin Blue Lie
as Detective Marshall
Shadow Hours
as Jeremiah Walker
Angels in the Infield
as Gus Keeler
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Lips Egan
Mercy
as Lt. Finch
Prisoner of Love
as Walt
Black and Blue
as Tommy Walsh
No Poster
Mean Streak
as Capt. Churchman
The Corruptor
as Captain Stan Klein
Men
as Tony, wine taster
Hoodlum
as Jules Salke
While My Pretty One Sleeps
as Myles Kearny
Moonshine Highway
as Dale Lister
The Wharf Rat
as Joey the Fist
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Det. Mike Foy
Never Talk to Strangers
as Grogan
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Miller
Bad Blood
as Bo
Dead Air
as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
Trial by Jury
as Phillie
Speed
as Commissioner
The November Men
as Chief Agent Granger
Joshua Tree
as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Alonzo Hawkes
Empire City
Dead Silence
as Det. Barton
The Perfect Weapon
as Capt. Carl Sanders
Murderous Vision
as Captain
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
as Dave Franco
GoodFellas
as Henry's Father
Born on the Fourth of July
as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Sheriff Meeker
Relentless
as Ike Taylor
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Sheriff Meeker
Summer School
as Chainsaw's Dad
Glory Years
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Ed Pogue
Long Time Gone
as Man in Car
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Vito
The Check is in the Mail...
as Rocco
Hollywood Vice Squad
as Farber
Love on the Run
as Lt. Sturgis
Command 5
as Smalley
Fletch
as Willy
City Heat
as Pitt Lookout
Gone Are the Dayes
as Big Man
The Lonely Guy
as 2nd Cop
Shock-Trauma
as Gene Kowalski
Hanky Panky
as Cop Passenger