Beau Starr

Beau Starr
Born	September 1, 1944 Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present

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. Many also remember him as Lt. Harding Welsh in Due South.

Starr was born in Queens, New York, to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father.^[1] His brother is actor Mike Starr. Beau Starr's well-known television role was in the 1990s Canadian television series Due South as Lieutenant Harding Welsh of the Chicago Police Department. He also starred in the 1980s television series Rituals, Bizarre and True Blue. He has starred in several made-for-television movies, and appeared in a number of productions based in Canada, including Due South, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and Doc as well as some advertisements.

His first feature film role was in the 1982 comedy film Hanky Panky with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. He also appeared in Carl Reiner's 1987 comedy Summer School and Martin Scorsese's hit 1990 crime drama Goodfellas as Henry Hill's father. His most recent role is in the 2005 hit movie Cinderella Man. Starr made many guest appearances on television series, including T.J. Hooker, The A-Team, Knight Rider, Hill Street Blues, V: The Series, The 4400, A Nero Wolfe Mystery and NYPD Blue.^[2]

Filmography

• Hanky Panky (1982)
• Shocktrauma (1982)
• The Lonely Guy (1984)
• City Heat (1984)
• Fletch (1985)
• Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
• Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
• Summer School (1987)
• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
• Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
• Goodfellas (1990)
• The Perfect Weapon (1991)
• Speed (1994)
• Due South (1994-1999)
• Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
• Hoodlum (1997)
• Men (1997)
• The Corruptor (1999)
• The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
• Mercy (2000)
• The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02)

"Disguise for Murder", "Door to Death", "The Next Witness", "Before I DIe"

• Men with Brooms (2002)
• Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)
• My Name Is Tanino (2002)
• Against the Ropes (2004)
• Cinderella Man (2005)
• It's Me...Gerald (TV series)
• Final Days of Planet Earth (2006) mini series
• Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

References

1. "Beau Starr Biography (1944-)".
2. "Beau Starr". IMBd. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

External links

• Beau Starr at the Internet Movie Database