Acting
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.
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Film · 2025
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
Film · 2013
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
Film · 2013
Time and Again
Film · 2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
Film · 2007
Psych
Series · 2006
Deacons for Defense
Film · 2005
Where the Truth Lies
Film · 2005
Jenifer
Film · 2005
Cinderella Man
Film · 2005
Against the Ropes
Film · 2004
The 4400
Series · 2004
Mafia Doctor
Film · 2003
My Name Is Tanino
Film · 2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
Series · 2003
Men with Brooms
Film · 2002
Pretend You Don't See Her
Film · 2002
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Film · 2002
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Series · 2002
The Dead Zone
Series · 2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Film · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Series · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Series · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Series · 2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Series · 2001
Mercy
Film · 2000
The Thin Blue Lie
Film · 2000
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Film · 2000
Shadow Hours
Film · 2000
Angels in the Infield
Film · 2000
The Cactus Kid
Film · 2000
Thin Air
Film · 2000
Black and Blue
Film · 1999
The Corruptor
Film · 1999
Prisoner of Love
Film · 1999
Mean Streak
Film · 1999
Relic Hunter
Series · 1999
Men
Film · 1997
While My Pretty One Sleeps
Film · 1997
Hoodlum
Film · 1997
Earth: Final Conflict
Series · 1997
Brooklyn South
Series · 1997
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Film · 1996
Moonshine Highway
Film · 1996
The Wharf Rat
Film · 1996
FX: The Series
Series · 1996
EZ Streets
Series · 1996
Devil in a Blue Dress
Film · 1995
Never Talk to Strangers
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Bad Blood
Film · 1994
Speed
Film · 1994
Dead Air
Film · 1994
Trial by Jury
Film · 1994
Due South
Series · 1994
Joshua Tree
Film · 1993
The November Men
Film · 1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Film · 1992
Empire City
Film · 1992
Dead Silence
Film · 1991
The Perfect Weapon
Film · 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Film · 1991
Murderous Vision
Film · 1991
GoodFellas
Film · 1990
Wings
Series · 1990
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Film · 1989
Born on the Fourth of July
Film · 1989
Relentless
Film · 1989
True Blue
Series · 1989
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Film · 1988
TV 101
Series · 1988
Glory Years
Film · 1987
Summer School
Film · 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Film · 1986
Hollywood Vice Squad
Film · 1986
The Check is in the Mail...
Film · 1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Film · 1986
Long Time Gone
Film · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Fletch
Film · 1985
Love on the Run
Film · 1985
Command 5
Film · 1985
MacGyver
Series · 1985
The Lonely Guy
Film · 1984
City Heat
Film · 1984
Gone Are the Dayes
Film · 1984
V
Series · 1984
Night Court
Series · 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
The A-Team
Series · 1983
The A-Team
Series · 1983
The A-Team
Series · 1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Series · 1983
Hanky Panky
Film · 1982
Shock-Trauma
Film · 1982
Knight Rider
Series · 1982
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Newhart
Series · 1982
Newhart
Series · 1982
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
Bizarre
Series · 1980