Beau Starr
Acting

Beau Starr

Born 1 September 1944 · Queens, New York, USA · Died 24 April 2026

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.

Known for

GoodFellas
Speed
Cinderella Man
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Born on the Fourth of July
Knight Rider
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
The A-Team
Psych
MacGyver
Fletch
The 4400
Time and Again
Code Name: The Cleaner
Deacons for Defense
Where the Truth Lies
Jenifer
Cinderella Man
Against the Ropes
Mafia Doctor
My Name Is Tanino
Men with Brooms
Pretend You Don't See Her
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Mercy
The Thin Blue Lie
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Shadow Hours
Angels in the Infield
The Cactus Kid
Thin Air
Black and Blue
The Corruptor
Prisoner of Love
Men
While My Pretty One Sleeps
Hoodlum
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Moonshine Highway
The Wharf Rat
Devil in a Blue Dress
Never Talk to Strangers
Bad Blood
Speed
Dead Air
Trial by Jury
Joshua Tree
The November Men
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Empire City
Dead Silence
The Perfect Weapon
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Murderous Vision
GoodFellas
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Born on the Fourth of July
Relentless
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Glory Years
Summer School
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Hollywood Vice Squad
The Check is in the Mail...
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Long Time Gone
Fletch
Love on the Run
Command 5
The Lonely Guy
City Heat
Gone Are the Dayes
Hanky Panky
Shock-Trauma
Beau Starr · Midrow