Beau Starr
Acting
Born September 1, 1944 · Queens, New York, USA
Beau Starr (born September 1, 1944) is 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.
Films (67)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5
2013
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
2013
Time and Again
2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
Jenifer
2005
Where the Truth Lies
2005
Cinderella Man
2005
Deacons for Defense
2005
Against the Ropes
2004
My Name Is Tanino
2003
Mafia Doctor
2003
Men with Brooms
2002
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002
Pretend You Don't See Her
2002
The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
The Cactus Kid
2000
Thin Air
2000
The Thin Blue Lie
2000
Shadow Hours
2000
Angels in the Infield
2000
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000
Mercy
2000
Prisoner of Love
1999
Black and Blue
1999
Mean Streak
1999
The Corruptor
1999
Men
1997
Hoodlum
1997
While My Pretty One Sleeps
1997
Moonshine Highway
1996
The Wharf Rat
1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
Bad Blood
1994
Dead Air
1994
Trial by Jury
1994
Speed
1994
The November Men
1993
Joshua Tree
1993
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
Empire City
1992
Dead Silence
1991
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Murderous Vision
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991
GoodFellas
1990
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
Relentless
1989
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Summer School
1987
Glory Years
1987
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986
Long Time Gone
1986
The Check is in the Mail...
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
Hollywood Vice Squad
1986
Love on the Run
1985
Command 5
1985
Fletch
1985
City Heat
1984
Gone Are the Dayes
1984
The Lonely Guy
1984
Shock-Trauma
1982
Hanky Panky
1982