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Beau Starr

Acting Born Sep 1, 1944 Queens, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • The A-Team (1983) as Swain
  • The A-Team (1983) as Bull McEwan
  • The A-Team (1983) as Starger
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Charlie Bennett
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Policeman On Boat
  • Wings (1990) as Frederick Watts
  • Hill Street Blues (1981) as Joey DeSoto
  • Psych (2006) as Mikey
  • Knight Rider (1982) as Jacques Charon
  • MacGyver (1985) as GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
  • Earth: Final Conflict (1997) as Lt. Gen. Kirkland
  • Due South (1994) as Harding Welsh
  • Matlock (1986) as Chuck, the Mechanic
  • Night Court (1984) as Sheldon
  • GoodFellas (1990) as Henry's Father
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Chuck DeMita
  • T. J. Hooker (1982) as Rupe
  • Highway to Heaven (1984) as Vince Diller
  • The Dead Zone (2002) as Edward Nolan
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Jack, the Detective
  • The 4400 (2004) as Ben Hunsiker
  • Relic Hunter (1999) as Moore
  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002) as Dominic Romano
  • Speed (1994) as Commissioner