Acting
Beau Starr
EN, IT cinema · 67 credits
Born
1 September 1944
Died
24 April 2026 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Queens, New York, USA
Also known as Beau Davis
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
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Time and Again
as Mac Walkin
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Old Timer
Deacons for Defense
as Neely
Where the Truth Lies
as Jack Scaglia
Jenifer
as Chief Charlie
Against the Ropes
as Corcoran
Mafia Doctor
as Angelo Dellarusso
My Name Is Tanino
as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
Men with Brooms
as Scott Blendick
Pretend You Don't See Her
as Detective Ed Sloan
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
as Ranger Styles
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Special Agent Cage
Mercy
as Lt. Finch
The Thin Blue Lie
as Detective Marshall
Shadow Hours
as Jeremiah Walker
Angels in the Infield
as Gus Keeler
The Cactus Kid
as Police Captain
Thin Air
as Chief of Detectives P. Delaney
Black and Blue
as Tommy Walsh
The Corruptor
as Captain Stan Klein
Prisoner of Love
as Walt
Mean Streak
1999
Mean Streak
as Capt. Churchman
Men
as Tony, wine taster
While My Pretty One Sleeps
as Myles Kearny
Hoodlum
as Jules Salke
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Det. Mike Foy
Moonshine Highway
as Dale Lister
The Wharf Rat
as Joey the Fist
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Miller
Never Talk to Strangers
as Grogan
Speed
as Commissioner
Dead Air
as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
Trial by Jury
as Phillie
Joshua Tree
as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
The November Men
as Chief Agent Granger
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Alonzo Hawkes
Dead Silence
as Det. Barton
The Perfect Weapon
as Capt. Carl Sanders
Murderous Vision
as Captain
GoodFellas
as Henry's Father
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Sheriff Meeker
Born on the Fourth of July
as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Relentless
as Ike Taylor
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Sheriff Meeker
Summer School
as Chainsaw's Dad
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Ed Pogue
Hollywood Vice Squad
as Farber
Long Time Gone
as Man in Car
Fletch
as Willy
Love on the Run
as Lt. Sturgis
Command 5
as Smalley
The Lonely Guy
as 2nd Cop
City Heat
as Pitt Lookout
Gone Are the Dayes
as Big Man
Hanky Panky
as Cop Passenger
Shock-Trauma
as Gene Kowalski