Mike Starr (actor)
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Mike Starr | |
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 Starr in 2016 | |
| Born | Michael Starr July 29, 1950 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Relatives | Beau Starr (brother) |
Michael Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American character actor.
Early life[]
Michael Starr was born in Flushing, New York, the son of a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father. He is of Irish and Polish descent.[1] He graduated from Hofstra University. His older brother Beau Starr is also an actor.
Career[]
Starr has featured in notable films such as Goodfellas, The Bodyguard, Ed Wood, Miller's Crossing, Jersey Girl, Cabin Boy, Dumb and Dumber, The Last Dragon and The Ice Harvest.
Filmography[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Squeeze Play! | Salon Proprietor |
| The Bushido Blade | Thug | |
| 1980 | Cruising | Patrolman Dasher |
| 1984 | The Natural | Boone |
| 1985 | The Last Dragon | Rock |
| Cat's Eye | Ducky | |
| The Protector | Hood | |
| Love, Long Distance | Stan Cummings | |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | Lenny |
| Violets Are Blue | Tony | |
| Off Beat | James Bonnell | |
| King Kong Lives | Cell Guard | |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Burglar |
| Magic Sticks | Debt Collector | |
| Who's That Girl | Shipping Co-Worker | |
| Five Corners | Bartender | |
| The Avenger | Hackett | |
| 1988 | Hot Paint | N/A |
| Frank Nitti: The Enforcer | Sergeant Harry Lang | |
| Funny Farm | Crocker | |
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Doorman | |
| Punchline | Man with Bullhorn | |
| The Chair | Wilson | |
| 1989 | White Hot | Chauffeur |
| New York Stories | Hardhat | |
| Lean on Me | Mr. Zirella | |
| Collision Course | Auto Worker | |
| Last Exit to Brooklyn | Security Guard | |
| Uncle Buck | Pooter the Clown | |
| Prime Target | Groucho | |
| Kojak: Fatal Flaw | Hamilton | |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Man in Bar | |
| Kojak: Ariana | Hamilton | |
| 1990 | Blue Steel | Superintendent |
| A Shock to the System | Homeless Man | |
| Goodfellas | Frenchy | |
| Miller's Crossing | Frankie | |
| Kojak: Flowers for Matty | Hamilton | |
| 1991 | The 10 Million Dollar Getaway | Robert "Frenchy" McMahon |
| Billy Bathgate | Julie Martin | |
| 1992 | Freejack | Shaggy Man |
| Mac | Fireman | |
| The Bodyguard | Tony Scipelli | |
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Harold |
| Night Trap | Detective Williams | |
| Son of the Pink Panther | Hanif | |
| Me and Veronica | Vinnie | |
| Down on the Waterfront | Rodney | |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Mulligan |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Newsroom Reporter | |
| On Deadly Ground | Big Mike | |
| Blown Away | Francis the Barkeeper | |
| Baby's Day Out | Jojo Ducky | |
| Trial by Jury | Hughie Bonner | |
| Ed Wood | George Weiss | |
| Dumb and Dumber | Joe Mentalino | |
| 1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Tierney |
| A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Sgt. Zikowski | |
| Pins and Needles | Arnold Swanson | |
| Clockers | Thumper | |
| 1996 | Flipping | C.J / Fat Dude |
| Two If by Sea | Fitzie | |
| James and the Giant Peach | Cop | |
| Blood and Wine | Mike | |
| Just Your Luck | Carl | |
| Dear Diary | Fritz | |
| 1997 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Mahmud Abouhalima |
| Hoodlum | Albert Salke | |
| The Deli | Johnny | |
| Lesser Prophets | Larry | |
| A River Made to Drown In | Frank | |
| Cusp | Stalker | |
| 1998 | Animals with the Tollkeeper | Young Felipe |
| Frogs for Snakes | Crunch Gwiazda | |
| Snake Eyes | Walt McGahn | |
| The Adventures of Ragtime | Detective Lamaster | |
| 1999 | Taxman | Mike Neals |
| Murder in a Small Town | Tony | |
| Gloria | Sean | |
| Summer of Sam | Eddie | |
| The Lady in Question | Detective Tony Rossini | |
| New Jersey Turnpikes | N/A | |
| 2000 | The Cactus Kid | Di Pasquale |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Theo |
| Tempted | Dot Collins | |
| Knockaround Guys | Bobby Boulevard | |
| The Next Big Thing | Walter Sznitken | |
| Backflash | Tono | |
| 2003 | Anne B. Real | Janitor |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl | Block |
| Mickey | Tony | |
| Elvis Has Left the Building | Sal | |
| Under the City | Ed Dandos | |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Kramer |
| The Ice Harvest | Roy Gelles | |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Night Passage | Lou Carson |
| Hot Tamale | Al | |
| The Black Dahlia | Detective Russ Millard | |
| 2008 | Dough Boys | Anthony |
| Lone Rider | Lloyd | |
| Osso Bucco | Jelly Dinotto | |
| Black Crescent Moon | Leroy Brown | |
| 2009 | Lonely Street | JG |
| Black Dynamite | Rafelli | |
| I Hate Valentine's Day | John | |
| Chicago Overcoat | Lorenzo Galante | |
| Wrong Turn at Tahoe | Paulie | |
| 2010 | Cash | Melvin Goldberg |
| The Payoff | Mr. Sweet | |
| 2011 | Kill the Irishman | Leo "Lips" Moceri |
| Walk a Mile in My Pradas | John | |
| Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Officer Polansky | |
| 2012 | BuzzKill | Agent Brady |
| Mancation | Mr. Vanderplatt | |
| Delivering the Goods | Domenico | |
| 2013 | Buddies | N/A |
| Ketchup and A Camera | Russian Interviewer | |
| 2015 | Bereave | George |
| The Girl Is in Trouble | Fixer | |
| Welcome to Forever | Roy Molnar | |
| The Wannabe | Jerry | |
| Poochareli | ||
| 2016 | The Bronx Bull | Jerry |
| Bad Santa 2 | Jolly Santa | |
| The Girl in the Pink Motel | Captain Peter Shaw | |
| Small Fish | Barry |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hawaii Five-O | Max | Episode: "Small Potatoes" |
| 1984 | Young People's Specials | Driver | Episode: "Nicky and the Nerd"³ |
| 1986 | Spenser: For Hire | Mike Stratus | Episode: "A Day's Wages" |
| 1987 | Crime Story | Al Vicente | Episode: "The Kingdom of Money" |
| 1988 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Episode: "Rude Dinner Patron" | 1 Episode |
| 1989 | The Equalizer | Garrick | Episode: "The Visitation" |
| A Man Called Hawk | N/A | Episode: "Passing the Bar" | |
| Wiseguy | Al Merullo | 1 Episode | |
| Tattingers | N/A | Episode: "Ex-Appeal" | |
| 1990-1995 | Law & Order | Various Roles | 3 Episodes |
| 1992 | The Specialists | Voice | |
| Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Richie | Episode: "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story" | |
| 1993 | Bob | Mert Zucker | Episode: "Neighbourhood Watch" |
| 1994 | The John Larroquette Show | David Coltrane | Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night" |
| Ghostwriter | Big Ralph | Episode: "What's Up with Alex?" | |
| Frasier | Billy Kriezel | ||
| Hardball | Mike Widmer | 9 Episodes | |
| 1995 | Chicago Hope | Mugger | Episode: "Small Sacrifices" |
| Nowhere Man | Bert Williams | Episode: "The Incredible Derek" | |
| Brotherly Love | Gus | Episode: "Such a Bargain" | |
| NewsRadio | Building Super | Episode: "Rat Funeral" | |
| 1996-1997 | EZ Streets | Mickey Kinnear | 12 Episodes |
| 1996 | Deadly Games | Roy Hopkins | Episode: The Trash Man |
| High Incident | N/A | Pilot | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Frank Muller | Episode: "Angry Dick" | |
| 1997 | Home Improvement | Officer Hill | Episode: "The Flirting Game" |
| Early Edition | Phil DeLuca | Episode: "The Jury" | |
| The Pretender | Axe | Episode: "Baby Love" | |
| Millennium | Henry Dion | Episode: "Paper Dove" | |
| Grace Under Fire | Engborg | Episode: "Grace Under Construction" | |
| Players | Twitch | Episode: "Three of a Con" | |
| The Last Don | Big Tim | 1 Episode | |
| 1998-1999 | Martial Law | Detective Alex Portman | 2 Episodes |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors | Pete Mosely | Episode: "Maybe It's You" |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Tony Cicci | Episode: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" |
| 1999 | Brother's Keeper | Rick | Episode: "The New Client" |
| 2000-2002 | Ed | Kenny Sandusky | 45 Episodes |
| 2000 | Falcone | Bernard Fitzroy | 2 Episodes |
| The West Wing | Senator Tony Marino | Episode: "The Lame Duck Congress" | |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Ted Marston | Episode: "Monster" |
| A.U.S.A. | Bobby Paterno | Episode: "Sullivan, Rakoff, & Associate | |
| Without a Trace | Gil | Episode: "No Mas" | |
| Karen Sisco | Louis | Episode: "Dumb Bunnies" | |
| The Handler | Artie Levy | Episode: "Bruno Comes Back" | |
| 2004-2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Big Tough Guy God | 4 Episodes |
| 2004 | Scrubs | Mr. Iverson | Episode: "My Rule of Thumb" |
| 2005 | Listen Up! | Bully | Episode: "Tony the Tiger" |
| NCIS | Monroe Cooper | Episode: "Black Water" | |
| House | Willie | Episode: "DNR" | |
| CSI: NY | Chief Vince Robinson | Episode: "The Dove Commission" | |
| 2006 | Stacked | Victor | Episode: "Poker" |
| 2008 | Wainy Days | Cabbie | Episode: "Nan and Lucy" |
| The Middleman | Cop | 1 Episode | |
| Life on Mars | Nelson | Episode: "Out Here in the Fields" | |
| 2009 | The Office | Angelo Grotti | Episode: "Mafia" |
| 2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Angry Bar Guy | 1 Episode |
| The Good Guys | Bobby Kneecaps | Episode: "Silvio's Way" | |
| Days of Our Lives | George | 5 Episodes | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mike O'Doole | Episode: "Rescue" | |
| 2011-2012 | The Young and the Restless | Angelo | 30 Episodes |
| 2011 | Glee | Usher | Episode: "New York" |
| Childrens Hospital | Taxi Driver | 1 Episode | |
| 2012-2013 | The Mob Doctor | Al Trapani | 4 Episodes |
| 2012 | Best Friends Forever | Angelo | 1 Episode |
| The Finder | Benny Famosa | Episode: "Voodoo Undo" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dominic Bruno | Episode: "Homecoming" | |
| 2013 | Psych | Max Rizzo | 1 Episode |
| Elementary | Russell Gertz | Episode: "Ancient History" | |
| Chicago Fire | Arthur | 5 Episodes | |
| 2018 | Mr. Mercedes | Library Al | |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Pork Board | Episode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos" | |
| 2019 | Ray Donovan | O'Malley | Season 7 "Episode: "An Irish Lullaby" |
| Shameless | Jean-Luc | Episode: "Location, Location, Location" |
References[]
External links[]
- Mike Starr at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1950 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Polish descent
- Hofstra University alumni
- Living people
- Male actors from New York City
- People from Queens, New York