Beau Starr


Beau Starr 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 horror film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers; he reprised his role in the 1989 sequel Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.

Early years

His brother is actor Mike Starr. Before Starr became an actor he was a professional football player known as Bill Starr. Primarily a tight end, he played university football at Hofstra and was signed by the New York Jets, on the taxi squad for 3 seasons, and later played in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

CFL statistics

Career

In 1980 Starr acted in the play The Set-Up at the American Theater of Actors.
Starr's well-known television role was in the 1990s Canadian television series Due South as Lieutenant Harding Welsh of the Chicago Police Department. He also starred in the 1980s television series Rituals, Bizarre and True Blue. He has starred in several made-for-television movies, and appeared in a number of productions based in Canada, including Due South, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and Doc as well as some advertisements.
His first feature film role was in the 1982 comedy film Hanky Panky with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. He also appeared in Carl Reiner's 1987 comedy Summer School, Martin Scorsese's hit 1990 crime drama Goodfellas as Henry Hill's father, and in the 2005 drama Cinderella Man. Starr made many guest appearances on television series, including T.J. Hooker, The A-Team, Knight Rider, Hill Street Blues, V: The Series, Hunter, Wings, The 4400, A Nero Wolfe Mystery and NYPD Blue.

Filmography

  • Hanky Panky as Cop Passenger
  • Shocktrauma as Gene Kowalski
  • Three's Company as Officer
  • The Lonely Guy as 2nd Cop
  • City Heat as Pitt Lookout
  • Love on the Run as Lieutenant Sturges
  • Fletch as Willy
  • Hollywood Vice Squad as Farber
  • The Check Is in the Mail... as Rocco
  • Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Vito
  • Summer School as Mr. Gremp
  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Sheriff Ben Meeker
  • Night Court as Sheldon
  • Relentless as Ike Taylor
  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Ben Meeker
  • Born on the Fourth of July as Man #2 – Arthur's Bar
  • Goodfellas as Henry's Father
  • The Perfect Weapon as Captain Carl Sanders
  • Dead Silence as Detective Barton
  • Joshua Tree as Detective Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
  • The November Men as Chief Agent Granger
  • Bad Blood as Bo
  • Speed as Police Commissioner
  • Due South as Lieutenant Harding Welsh
  • Trial by Jury as Phillie
  • Devil in a Blue Dress as Detective Jack Miller
  • Never Talk to Strangers as Grogan
  • Hoodlum as Jules Salke
  • Men as Tony, Wine Taster
  • The Corruptor as Captain Stan Klein
  • Prisoner of Love as Walt
  • Shadow Hours as Jeremiah Walker
  • Mercy as Lieutenant Fritch
  • The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as 'Lips' Egan
  • The Cactus Kid as Police Captain
  • The Day Reagan Was Shot as FBI Special Agent Cage
  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Thomas 'Thumbs' Meeker / Malcolm Vedder / Lieutenant Noonan / Judge Corbett
  • Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective Ed Sloan
  • Men with Brooms as Scott Blendick
  • My Name Is Tanino as Omobono
  • Against the Ropes as Corcoran
  • Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia
  • Cinderella Man as Sam
  • It's Me...Gerald as Troy
  • Final Days of Planet Earth as Oliver
  • Code Name: The Cleaner as Old Timer