Actor info
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Name :
Beau Starr
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Born :
September 1, 1944 in Queens, New York, USA (81 years at death)
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Died :
April 24, 2026
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
67 films (1982–2025)
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Also known as :
Beau Davis
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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.
Notable films
- Cinderella Man (2005) as Sam
- Speed (1994) as Commissioner
- GoodFellas (1990) as Henry's Father
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) as Sheriff Meeker
