Beau Starr (September 1, 1944 – April 24, 2026) 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.

Beau Starr

Acting Born September 1, 1944 – Died April 24, 2026 Queens, New York, USA

Beau Starr (September 1, 1944 – April 24, 2026) 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.

Known For

Psych

Mikey

MacGyver

GRU Agent Anton Vissarionovich Lem

Murder, She Wrote

Charlie Bennett

Murder, She Wrote

Policeman On Boat

Hill Street Blues

Joey DeSoto

The A-Team

Swain

The A-Team

Bull McEwan

The A-Team

Starger

Knight Rider

Jacques Charon

Night Court

Sheldon

St. Elsewhere

Chuck DeMita

Wings

Frederick Watts