Beau Starr
Acting
Born September 1, 1944 · Queens, New York, USA
Died April 24, 2026
Also known as Beau Davis
Biography
Beau Starr (born September 1, 1944) 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.
Filmography50+ titles
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
GoodFellas
The November Men
Psych
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
The Outer Limits
MacGyver
Cinderella Man
Hill Street Blues
Murder, She Wrote
The A-Team
Knight Rider
Highway to Heaven
The Dead Zone
Night Court
The 4400
Speed
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Matlock
V
Born on the Fourth of July
Earth: Final Conflict
Wings
Relic Hunter
Fletch
Pretend You Don't See Her
Devil in a Blue Dress
Hardcastle and McCormick
T. J. Hooker
Deacons for Defense
Hoodlum
Moonshine Highway
Summer School
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
The Perfect Weapon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
The Lonely Guy
Where the Truth Lies
The Corruptor
Glory Years
Jenifer
St. Elsewhere
City Heat
Trial by Jury
Men with Brooms
Mercy
The Wharf Rat
Never Talk to Strangers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
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