Overview
- Mike Starr, the actor’s younger brother, told TMZ on Saturday that Beau died on April 24 in Vancouver of natural causes.
- Christopher Serrone, who played young Henry Hill in Goodfellas, announced the news publicly at Mike Starr’s request.
- Starr was best known for Sheriff Ben Meeker in Halloween 4 and 5 and for playing Henry Hill’s father in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.
- He built a long TV career that included a key role on the Canadian series Due South across the 1990s.
- Before acting, he spent seasons on the New York Jets practice squad and played in the Canadian Football League, a path colleagues and fans recalled in tributes posted after the announcement.