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Beau Starr

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Beau Starr

Sep 1, 1944 – Apr 24, 202697 titles 67 movies · 30 TV
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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.

Also known as

Beau Davis

Born

Sep 1, 1944 – Apr 24, 2026

Queens, New York, USA

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Roles across career

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Career timeline

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1980 1 title(s)

1981 1 title(s)

1982 5 title(s)

1983 2 title(s)

1984 8 title(s)

1985 4 title(s)

1986 6 title(s)

1987 2 title(s)

1988 2 title(s)

1989 4 title(s)

1990 2 title(s)

1991 4 title(s)

1992 2 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 5 title(s)

1995 3 title(s)

1996 5 title(s)

1997 5 title(s)

1999 5 title(s)

2000 7 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2002 5 title(s)

2003 3 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 4 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2007 2 title(s)

2013 2 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)