Beau Starr
- Born
- September 1, 1944 · Queens, New York, USA
- Died
- April 24, 2026
- Actor
- executive
- Archive footage
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 · 12 credits
- 2007Code Name: The Cleaner · Actor (Old Timer)
- 2005Where the Truth Lies · Actor (Jack Scaglia)
- 2000Mercy · Actor (Lt. Fritch)
- 2000The Cactus Kid · Actor (Police Captain)
- 1995Never Talk to Strangers · Actor (Grogan)
- 1993Joshua Tree · Actor (Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill)
- 1993The November Men · Actor (Chief Agent Granger)
- 1991The Perfect Weapon · Actor (Capt. Carl Sanders)
- 1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers · Actor (Sheriff Ben Meeker)
- 1989Relentless · Actor (Ike Taylor)
- 1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers · Actor (Sheriff Ben Meeker)
- 1986The Check Is in the Mail... · Actor (Rocco)