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Beau Starr

Actor • Born 1944

Beau Starr

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About

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

Psych posterPsychSeries • 2006MacGyver posterMacGyverSeries • 1985Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984The A-Team posterThe A-TeamSeries • 1983Hill Street Blues posterHill Street BluesSeries • 1981Knight Rider posterKnight RiderSeries • 1982Night Court posterNight CourtSeries • 1984St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Wings posterWingsSeries • 1990Newhart posterNewhartSeries • 1982Earth: Final Conflict posterEarth: Final ConflictSeries • 1997Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsSeries • 1995T. J. Hooker posterT. J. HookerSeries • 1982Due South posterDue SouthSeries • 1994Highway to Heaven posterHighway to HeavenSeries • 1984Relic Hunter posterRelic HunterSeries • 1999The Dead Zone posterThe Dead ZoneSeries • 2002Jake and the Fatman posterJake and the FatmanSeries • 1987The 4400 posterThe 4400Series • 2004GoodFellas posterGoodFellasMovie • 1990Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye posterSue Thomas: F.B.EyeSeries • 2002FX: The Series posterFX: The SeriesSeries • 1996V posterVSeries • 1984