Beau Starr
Biography
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
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
2013
as Self
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
2013
as Self
Time and Again
2007
as Mac Walkin
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Old Timer
Jenifer
2005
as Chief Charlie
Where the Truth Lies
2005
as Jack Scaglia
Cinderella Man
2005
as Sam
Deacons for Defense
2005
as Neely
Against the Ropes
2004
as Corcoran
My Name Is Tanino
2003
as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Mafia Doctor
2003
as Angelo Dellarusso
Men with Brooms
2002
as Scott Blendick
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002
as Ranger Styles
Pretend You Don't See Her
2002
as Detective Ed Sloan
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
as Special Agent Cage
The Cactus Kid
2000
as Police Captain
Thin Air
2000
as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
The Thin Blue Lie
2000
as Detective Marshall
Shadow Hours
2000
as Jeremiah Walker
Angels in the Infield
2000
as Gus Keeler
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000
as Lips Egan
Mercy
2000
as Lt. Finch
Prisoner of Love
1999
as Walt