Beau Starr
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1944-09-01 · Queens, New York, USA
- Died
- 2026-04-24
Known for
- GoodFellas (1990) — Henry's Father
- Speed (1994) — Commissioner
- Cinderella Man (2005) — Sam
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) — Sheriff Meeker
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) — Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
- Knight Rider (1982) — Jacques Charon
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) — Sheriff Meeker
- The A-Team (1983) — Swain
- Psych (2006) — Mikey
- MacGyver (1985) — GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem
- Fletch (1985) — Willy
- The 4400 (2004) — Ben Hunsiker
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) — Miller
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Charlie Bennett
- The Corruptor (1999) — Captain Stan Klein
- Where the Truth Lies (2005) — Jack Scaglia