{"id":620400,"date":"2026-05-03T03:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620400\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T03:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:46:18","slug":"halloween-goodfellas-actor-was-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620400\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Halloween,’ ‘Goodfellas’ Actor Was 81"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBeau Starr, the Halloween<\/a> franchise actor, has died. He was 81.<\/p>\n

\n\tStarr\u2019s brother, Mike, told TMZ<\/a> he died Friday, April 24 in Vancouver, Canada, due to natural causes. <\/p>\n

\n\tBefore delving into the entertainment industry, he was a professional football player for the New York Jets, the Montreal Alouettes and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 1980, he starred in a play at the American Theater of Actors, and earned his first television credit in 1979 on Bizarre. <\/p>\n

\n\tFrom there, Starr pursued work in both TV and film, appearing in a 1983 episode of Three\u2019s Company; the Steve Martin-starring comedy The Lonely Guy; The A-Team (1983-1985); The Fall Guy (1983-1986); Fletch (1985); and an episode of Highway to Heaven in 1988. <\/p>\n

\n\tStarr joined the Halloween film universe in 1988\u2019s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, where he portrayed Sheriff Ben Meeker. He returned for the franchise\u2019s fifth entry, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, where he reprised his earlier role.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 1990, he also acted in Goodfellas<\/a>, playing the father to Ray Liotta\u2019s character Henry Hill. Christopher Serrone, who portrayed the younger version of Henry in the Oscar-winning film, penned a tribute on Instagram<\/a> in honor of Starr on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt is with a heavy heart Im here to inform everyone of the very sad passing of Beau Starr.\u00a0[Mike Starr]\u00a0asked me to make the announcement,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBeau enjoyed a rich a meaningful life. He was a son, brother, father, grandfather, actor and NFL\/CFL player. Please take a moment to help me remember a great guy. RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tStarr appeared in a plethora of other projects, including a starring turn in NBC\u2019s crime drama series True Blue through its 12-episode run. His additional credits include 2000 Malibu Road, Bad Blood, Speed, NYPD Blue, Leap Years, Doc, Final Days on Planet Earth and Psych. <\/p>\n