Beau Starr

September 1, 1944(81 at death)|Died April 24, 2026
Queens, New York, USA|Acting

Biography

Beau Starr (born September 1, 1944) was 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.

Movies (66)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
8.0

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

2013

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
8.0

Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4

2013

Time and Again
3.3

Time and Again

2007

Code Name: The Cleaner
5.2

Code Name: The Cleaner

2007

Jenifer
5.9

Jenifer

2005

Where the Truth Lies
6.1

Where the Truth Lies

2005

Cinderella Man
7.6

Cinderella Man

2005

Deacons for Defense
6.4

Deacons for Defense

2005

Against the Ropes
5.1

Against the Ropes

2004

My Name Is Tanino
6.3

My Name Is Tanino

2003

Mafia Doctor
5.7

Mafia Doctor

2003

Men with Brooms
5.3

Men with Brooms

2002

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
8.0

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

2002

Pretend You Don't See Her
6.6

Pretend You Don't See Her

2002

The Day Reagan Was Shot
6.5

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001

The Cactus Kid
5.0

The Cactus Kid

2000

Thin Air
6.3

Thin Air

2000

The Thin Blue Lie
7.0

The Thin Blue Lie

2000

Shadow Hours
4.9

Shadow Hours

2000

Angels in the Infield
5.6

Angels in the Infield

2000

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
8.5

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2000

Mercy
5.2

Mercy

2000

Prisoner of Love
6.5

Prisoner of Love

1999

Black and Blue
6.9

Black and Blue

1999

The Corruptor
6.1

The Corruptor

1999

Men
4.5

Men

1997

Hoodlum
6.4

Hoodlum

1997

While My Pretty One Sleeps
5.2

While My Pretty One Sleeps

1997

Moonshine Highway
6.4

Moonshine Highway

1996

The Wharf Rat
5.3

The Wharf Rat

1996

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
8.5

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

1996

Never Talk to Strangers
5.3

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

Devil in a Blue Dress
6.5

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

Bad Blood
4.5

Bad Blood

1994

Dead Air
5.8

Dead Air

1994

Trial by Jury
5.4

Trial by Jury

1994

Speed
7.2

Speed

1994

The November Men
8.0

The November Men

1993

Joshua Tree
6.0

Joshua Tree

1993

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
7.8

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

1992

Empire City
9.0

Empire City

1992

Dead Silence
6.3

Dead Silence

1991

The Perfect Weapon
6.3

The Perfect Weapon

1991

Murderous Vision
9.0

Murderous Vision

1991

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
6.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

1991

GoodFellas
8.5

GoodFellas

1990

Born on the Fourth of July
7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
5.3

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

Relentless
5.3

Relentless

1989

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6.2

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

Summer School
6.4

Summer School

1987

Glory Years
6.0

Glory Years

1987

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
5.5

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

Long Time Gone
7.5

Long Time Gone

1986

The Check is in the Mail...
6.3

The Check is in the Mail...

1986

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
6.4

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

Hollywood Vice Squad
3.8

Hollywood Vice Squad

1986

Love on the Run
5.0

Love on the Run

1985

Command 5
5.0

Command 5

1985

Fletch
6.8

Fletch

1985

City Heat
5.5

City Heat

1984

Gone Are the Dayes
8.0

Gone Are the Dayes

1984

The Lonely Guy
6.2

The Lonely Guy

1984

Shock-Trauma
10.0

Shock-Trauma

1982

Hanky Panky
5.3

Hanky Panky

1982

TV Shows (36)