Beau Starr
Biography
Beau Starr (born September 1, 1944) is an American actor who has starred in movies and on television. 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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Movies (38)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
as Self
2013
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
as Self
2013
Time and Again
as Mac Walkin
2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Old Timer
2007
Jenifer
as Chief Charlie
2005
Where the Truth Lies
as Jack Scaglia
2005
Cinderella Man
as Sam
2005
Deacons for Defense
as Neely
2005
Against the Ropes
as Corcoran
2004
My Name Is Tanino
as Carmine 'Buddy' Omobono
2003
Mafia Doctor
as Angelo Dellarusso
2003
Men with Brooms
as Scott Blendick
2002
Pretend You Don't See Her
as Detective Ed Sloan
2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Special Agent Cage
2001
The Thin Blue Lie
as Detective Marshall
2000
Shadow Hours
as Jeremiah Walker
2000
Angels in the Infield
as Gus Keeler
2000
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Lips Egan
2000
Mercy
as Lt. Finch
2000
Prisoner of Love
as Walt
1999
Black and Blue
as Tommy Walsh
1999
The Corruptor
as Captain Stan Klein
1999
Men
as Tony, wine taster
1997
Hoodlum
as Jules Salke
1997
While My Pretty One Sleeps
as Myles Kearny
1997
Moonshine Highway
as Dale Lister
1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
as Det. Mike Foy
1996
Never Talk to Strangers
as Grogan
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Miller
1995
Bad Blood
as Bo
1994
Dead Air
as Lieutenant Marvin Gagglis
1994
Speed
as Commissioner
1994
The November Men
as Chief Agent Granger
1993
Joshua Tree
as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Alonzo Hawkes
1992
Dead Silence
as Det. Barton
1991
The Perfect Weapon
as Capt. Carl Sanders
1991
TV Shows (12)
Psych
as Mikey
2006
The 4400
as Ben Hunsiker
2004
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Vincent Amonte
2003
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
as Dominic Romano
2002
The Dead Zone
as Edward Nolan
2002
Relic Hunter
as Moore
1999
Earth: Final Conflict
as Lt. Gen. Kirkland
1997
Brooklyn South
as Lou Wolzak
1997
EZ Streets
1996
FX: The Series
as Lamb
1996
The Outer Limits
as Jack, the Detective
1995
Due South
as Harding Welsh
1994