People
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.
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage) | 2025-11-21 |
| Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 as Self | 2013-09-23 |
| Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 as Self | 2013-09-23 |
| Time and Again as Mac Walkin | 2007-05-05 |
| Code Name: The Cleaner as Old Timer | 2007-01-05 |
| Jenifer as Chief Charlie | 2005-11-18 |
| Where the Truth Lies as Jack Scaglia | 2005-10-07 |
| Cinderella Man as Sam | 2005-06-02 |
| Deacons for Defense as Neely | 2005-04-05 |
| Against the Ropes as Corcoran | 2004-02-20 |
| My Name Is Tanino as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono | 2003-05-30 |
| Mafia Doctor as Angelo Dellarusso | 2003-03-16 |
| Men with Brooms as Scott Blendick | 2002-09-20 |
| Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story as Ranger Styles | 2002-04-21 |
| Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective Ed Sloan | 2002-01-12 |
| The Day Reagan Was Shot as Special Agent Cage | 2001-12-09 |
| The Cactus Kid as Police Captain | 2000-12-07 |
| Thin Air as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney | 2000-09-12 |
| The Thin Blue Lie as Detective Marshall | 2000-08-13 |
| Shadow Hours as Jeremiah Walker | 2000-07-14 |
| Angels in the Infield as Gus Keeler | 2000-04-09 |
| The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lips Egan | 2000-03-05 |
| Mercy as Lt. Finch | 2000-02-11 |
| Prisoner of Love as Walt | 1999-12-04 |
| Black and Blue as Tommy Walsh | 1999-11-17 |
| Mean Streak as Capt. Churchman | 1999-06-27 |
| The Corruptor as Captain Stan Klein | 1999-03-12 |
| Men as Tony, wine taster | 1997-10-23 |
| Hoodlum as Jules Salke | 1997-08-27 |
| While My Pretty One Sleeps as Myles Kearny | 1997-01-12 |
| Moonshine Highway as Dale Lister | 1996-05-05 |
| The Wharf Rat as Joey the Fist | 1996-03-11 |
| Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions as Det. Mike Foy | 1996-01-29 |
| Never Talk to Strangers as Grogan | 1995-10-20 |
| Devil in a Blue Dress as Miller | 1995-09-29 |
| Bad Blood as Bo | 1994-11-03 |
| Dead Air as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis | 1994-10-06 |
| Trial by Jury as Phillie | 1994-09-09 |
| Speed as Commissioner | 1994-06-09 |
| The November Men as Chief Agent Granger | 1993-10-01 |
| Joshua Tree as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill | 1993-04-08 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Alonzo Hawkes | 1992-10-30 |
| Empire City | 1992-09-01 |
| Dead Silence as Det. Barton | 1991-08-26 |
| The Perfect Weapon as Capt. Carl Sanders | 1991-03-15 |
| Murderous Vision as Captain | 1991-02-21 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter as Dave Franco | 1991-01-06 |
| GoodFellas as Henry's Father | 1990-09-12 |
| Born on the Fourth of July as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar | 1989-12-20 |
| Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker | 1989-10-12 |
| Relentless as Ike Taylor | 1989-08-30 |
| Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Sheriff Meeker | 1988-10-21 |
| Summer School as Mr. Gremp | 1987-07-22 |
| Glory Years | 1987-01-01 |
| Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Ed Pogue | 1986-10-26 |
| Long Time Gone as Man in Car | 1986-05-23 |
| The Check is in the Mail... as Rocco | 1986-05-02 |
| Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Vito | 1986-05-02 |
| Hollywood Vice Squad as Farber | 1986-02-28 |
| Love on the Run as Lt. Sturgis | 1985-10-21 |
| Command 5 as Smalley | 1985-08-05 |
| Fletch as Willy | 1985-05-31 |
| City Heat as Pitt Lookout | 1984-12-07 |
| Gone Are the Dayes as Big Man | 1984-05-06 |
| The Lonely Guy as 2nd Cop | 1984-01-27 |
| Shock-Trauma as Gene Kowalski | 1982-10-27 |
| Hanky Panky as Cop Passenger | 1982-06-04 |


