Beau Starr

Explore Beau Starr's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Acting

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.

Filmography

• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
• Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 (2013)
• Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 (2013)
• Time and Again (2007)
• Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
• Jenifer (2005)
• Where the Truth Lies (2005)
• Cinderella Man (2005)
• Deacons for Defense (2005)
• Against the Ropes (2004)
• My Name Is Tanino (2003)
• Mafia Doctor (2003)
• Men with Brooms (2002)
• Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
• Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)
• The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
• The Cactus Kid (2000)
• Thin Air (2000)
• The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
• Shadow Hours (2000)
• Angels in the Infield (2000)
• The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
• Mercy (2000)
• Prisoner of Love (1999)
• Black and Blue (1999)
• Mean Streak (1999)
• The Corruptor (1999)
• Men (1997)
• Hoodlum (1997)
• While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997)
• Moonshine Highway (1996)
• The Wharf Rat (1996)
• Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)
• Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
• Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
• Bad Blood (1994)
• Dead Air (1994)
• Trial by Jury (1994)
• Speed (1994)
• The November Men (1993)
• Joshua Tree (1993)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
• Empire City (1992)
• Dead Silence (1991)
• The Perfect Weapon (1991)
• Murderous Vision (1991)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
• GoodFellas (1990)
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
• Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
• Relentless (1989)
• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
• Summer School (1987)
• Glory Years (1987)
• Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)
• Long Time Gone (1986)
• The Check is in the Mail... (1986)
• Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
• Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
• Love on the Run (1985)
• Command 5 (1985)
• Fletch (1985)
• City Heat (1984)
• Gone Are the Dayes (1984)
• The Lonely Guy (1984)
• Shock-Trauma (1982)
• Hanky Panky (1982)