
Beau Starr
Biography
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

Brooklyn South
1997 · 9.6

Empire City
1992 · 9.0

Murderous Vision
1991 · 9.0

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996 · 8.5

GoodFellas
1990 · 8.5

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000 · 8.4

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001 · 8.0

The November Men
1993 · 8.0

Gone Are the Dayes
1984 · 8.0

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002 · 8.0

10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · 7.9

Psych
2006 · 7.9

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992 · 7.8

The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7

MacGyver
1985 · 7.7

Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6

Due South
1994 · 7.6

Cinderella Man
2005 · 7.6

Knight Rider
1982 · 7.5

Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5

The A-Team
1983 · 7.5

Long Time Gone
1986 · 7.5

Highway to Heaven
1984 · 7.4

Night Court
1984 · 7.3

The Dead Zone
2002 · 7.3

Newhart
1982 · 7.2

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2002 · 7.2

Speed
1994 · 7.2

V
1984 · 7.1

The 4400
2004 · 7.1

Matlock
1986 · 7.0

Born on the Fourth of July
1989 · 7.0

TV 101
1988 · 7.0

The Thin Blue Lie
2000 · 7.0

Wings
1990 · 6.9

Earth: Final Conflict
1997 · 6.9

Relic Hunter
1999 · 6.8

Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · 6.8

Fletch
1985 · 6.7

Pretend You Don't See Her
2002 · 6.6

T. J. Hooker
1982 · 6.5

FX: The Series
1996 · 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · 6.5

Hoodlum
1997 · 6.5

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 · 6.5

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 · 6.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991 · 6.5

Prisoner of Love
1999 · 6.5

Summer School
1987 · 6.4

The Perfect Weapon
1991 · 6.4

The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001 · 6.4

Moonshine Highway
1996 · 6.4

Deacons for Defense
2005 · 6.4

True Blue
1989 · 6.3

Thin Air
2000 · 6.3

Jake and the Fatman
1987 · 6.2

Where the Truth Lies
2005 · 6.2

The Lonely Guy
1984 · 6.2

My Name Is Tanino
2003 · 6.2

The Check is in the Mail...
1986 · 6.2

Joshua Tree
1993 · 6.2

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · 6.2

The Corruptor
1999 · 6.1

EZ Streets
1996 · 6.1

Dead Silence
1991 · 6.1

Glory Years
1987 · 6.0

Jenifer
2005 · 6.0

Bizarre
1980 · 5.9

Dead Air
1994 · 5.8

St. Elsewhere
1982 · 5.7

Angels in the Infield
2000 · 5.6

City Heat
1984 · 5.5

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986 · 5.5

Trial by Jury
1994 · 5.4

Never Talk to Strangers
1995 · 5.4

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · 5.3

Relentless
1989 · 5.3

Mercy
2000 · 5.3

The Wharf Rat
1996 · 5.3

Hanky Panky
1982 · 5.2

Men with Brooms
2002 · 5.2

While My Pretty One Sleeps
1997 · 5.2

Code Name: The Cleaner
2007 · 5.1

Against the Ropes
2004 · 5.1

Command 5
1985 · 5.0

The Cactus Kid
2000 · 5.0

Shadow Hours
2000 · 4.9

Men
1997 · 4.5

Bad Blood
1994 · 4.5
Mean Streak
1999 · 4.5

Hollywood Vice Squad
1986 · 3.8

Time and Again
2007 · 3.8