Mike Starr (actor)
| Mike Starr | |
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| Born | Michael Starr (1950-07-29) July 29, 1950 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Riverdale, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Starr |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Beau Starr (brother) |
Michael Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American character actor. He is notable for his large size, standing 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in (192 cm) tall, and has typically been typecast as a thug or henchman.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Filmography
4.2 Television
5 References
6 External links
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.[2]
Career
Starr has featured in notable films such as Goodfellas, The Bodyguard, Ed Wood, Miller's Crossing, Jersey Girl, Dumb and Dumber, The Last Dragon and The Ice Harvest.
Personal life
Starr resides in Riverdale, New York with his wife, Joanne, and their three children.
Filmography
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Squeeze Play! | Salon Proprietor | |
| 1980 | Cruising | Patrolman Dasher | |
| 1981 | Tales of the Haunted | Tom | |
The Bushido Blade | Thug | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Sam | ||
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 | N/A | |
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 | ||
Dancer and the Dame | 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" | |
| 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" | |
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 | 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 |
References
^ http://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/09/22/Actor-Mike-Starr-calls-himself-a-neighborhood-guy-Its/3250780206400/
^ Mike Starr Biography (1950–)
External links
Mike Starr on IMDb
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