
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.

GoodFellas
1990 · as Henry's Father

Speed
1994 · as Commissioner

Cinderella Man
2005 · as Sam

Born on the Fourth of July
1989 · as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · as Sheriff Meeker

Hoodlum
1997 · as Jules Salke

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · as Sheriff Meeker

Summer School
1987 · as Mr. Gremp

Jenifer
2005 · as Chief Charlie

Joshua Tree
1993 · as Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill

Fletch
1985 · as Willy

The Lonely Guy
1984 · as 2nd Cop

Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 · as Miller

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · as Self - (archive footage)

Relentless
1989 · as Ike Taylor

The Corruptor
1999 · as Captain Stan Klein

The Perfect Weapon
1991 · as Capt. Carl Sanders

Where the Truth Lies
2005 · as Jack Scaglia