Mike Starr

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-29 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Mike Starr

Biography

Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American actor. Known for his large size at 6' 3" (190 cm), he has typically been typecast as playing thugs or henchmen. Starr was born in Flushing, Queens, New York to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father. His older brother Beau Starr is also an actor. Mike Starr is a graduate of Hofstra University. He and his family reside in Riverdale, New York.

Acting

1990

1994

Ed Wood

as Georgie Weiss

1992

The Bodyguard

as Tony Scipelli

1990

GoodFellas

as Frenchy

2006

1984

2021

1995

1993

2009

2006

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

as Chief Lou Carson

2007

Exorcising 'Cruising'

as Self (archive footage)

2007

The History of 'Cruising'

as Self (archive footage)

1996

1994

Dumb and Dumber

as Joe Mentaliano

1998

Snake Eyes

as Walt McGahn

1994

Cabin Boy

as Mulligan

2004

Jersey Girl

as Block

2010

Ca$h

as Melvin Goldberg

2006

The Black Dahlia

as Det. Russ Millard

1997

1988

Funny Farm

as Crocker

2009

Chicago Overcoat

as Lorenzo Galante

1999

Gloria

as Sean

1989

Last Exit to Brooklyn

as Security Guard

1986

Off Beat

as James Bonnell

2011

Kill the Irishman

as Leo "Lips" Moceri

1989

1998

Frogs for Snakes

as Crunch Gwiazda

2002

Backflash

as Tono

1988

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

as Sergeant Harry Lang

1997

Flipping

as C.J., Fat Dude at 2-2 Card Club

1982

Hit and Run

as Copa Doorman

2012

Buzzkill

as Agent Brady

1981

The Bushido Blade

as Bos'n Cave Johnson

2005

Under the City

as Ed Dandos

1991

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

as Robert "Frenchy" McMahon

2008

Black Crescent Moon

as Leroy Brown

1986

1987

Five Corners

as Bartender

2023

Sweetwater

as Eddie Gottlieb

1985

2012

Mancation

as Mr. Vanderplatt

2001

Tempted

as Dot Collins

2008

Osso Bucco

as Jelly Dinotto

1989

Uncle Buck

as Pooter-the-Clown

2022

Life's Better Protected

as The Casting Director

2009

Black Dynamite

as Rafelli

2005

The Ice Harvest

as Roy Gelles

1987

Nasty Hero

as Hackett

1990

Common Ground

as Terry Cattson

2019

Zeroville

as Burly

1993

Night Trap

as Det. Williams

2015

Dancer and the Dame

as Poochareli

-

Cusp

as Stalker

2015

Bereave

as George

1994

On Deadly Ground

as Big Mike

2015

The Wannabe

as Jerry

1989

Lean On Me

as Mr. Zirella

1985

Cat's Eye

as Ducky

2023

The Crusades

as Mr. Podkowa

1989

Kojak: Ariana

as Hamilton

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Newsroom Reporter

1989

Born on the Fourth of July

as Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

1997

The Deli

as Johnny

1996

Two If by Sea

as Fitzie

2009

1994

Baby's Day Out

as Jojo Ducky (uncredited)

2001

3 A.M.

as Theo

2008

Dough Boys

as Anthony

1980

Cruising

as Patrolman Desher

2016

1999

The Lady in Question

as Det. Tony Rossini

2012

1997

Hoodlum

as Albert Salke

2001

Knockaround Guys

as Bobby Boulevard

1988

The Chair

as Wilson

1995

Clockers

as Thumper

1979

Squeeze Play

as Salon Proprietor (uncredited)

1991

Billy Bathgate

as Julie Martin

2018

Making a Killing

as Arthur Herring

1999

1996

1984

The Natural

as Boone

2017

Prism

as Jim (Chapter 2: Changeless)

1990

Blue Steel

as Superintendent

2019

Recovery

as Dr. Taylor

1992

Mac

as Fireman

1986

King Kong Lives

as Cell Guard #2

1988

Punchline

as Man with Bullhorn

1986

1996

Dear Diary

as Fritz

2018

1985

The Protector

as Hood #2

2016

Bad Santa 2

as Jolly Santa

1994

Trial by Jury

as Hughie Bonner

1994

Blown Away

as Francis the Barkeeper

1987

Radio Days

as Burglar

1989

Collision Course

as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3

2019

Offstage Elements

as Sammy Gallo

2022

Clowning

as Detective Welles

1989

Prime Target

as First Groucho

2001

The Next Big Thing

as Walter Sznitken

1993

1990

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as Det. Hamilton

1985

Stone Pillow

as Man in Alley (uncredited)

2004

Mickey

as Tony

1998

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