Mike Starr (actor)

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Mike Starr
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Starr in 2016
Born (1950-07-29) July 29, 1950 (age 75) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present
Relatives Beau Starr

Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American character actor. Tall and burly with a deep voice, Starr often performs as mobsters, police officers, blue-collar workers or tough guys. He was a regular cast member on The Young and the Restless and Ed , and has appeared in the films Goodfellas , Dumb and Dumber and Billy Bathgate .

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Early life

Michael Starr was born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Flushing. [2] He is of Irish and Polish descent. [2] His brother is actor Beau Starr. [3]

Career

Starr has featured in notable films such as Goodfellas , Uncle Buck , The Bodyguard , Ed Wood , Miller's Crossing , Jersey Girl , Cabin Boy , Dumb and Dumber , The Last Dragon and The Ice Harvest .

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Squeeze Play! Salon Proprietor
The Bushido Blade Chief Petty Officer "Cave" Johnson
1980 Cruising Patrolman Dasher
1984 The Natural Boone
1985 The Last Dragon Rock
Cat's Eye Ducky
The Protector Hood
Love, Long DistanceStan Cummings
1986 The Money Pit Lenny
Violets Are Blue Tony
Off Beat James Bonnell
King Kong Lives Cell Guard
1987 Radio Days Burglar
Magic SticksDebt Collector
Who's That Girl Shipping Co-Worker
Five Corners Bartender
The AvengerHackett
1988Hot PaintN/A
Frank Nitti: The EnforcerSergeant Harry Lang
Funny Farm Crocker
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings Doorman
Punchline Man with Bullhorn
The ChairWilson
1989White HotChauffeur
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 TargetGroucho
Kojak: Fatal FlawHamilton
Born on the Fourth of July Man in Bar
Kojak: ArianaHamilton
1990 Blue Steel Superintendent
A Shock to the System Homeless Man
Goodfellas Frenchy
Miller's Crossing Frankie
Kojak: Flowers for MattyHamilton
1991The 10 Million Dollar GetawayRobert "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 WaterfrontRodney
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
1995The Shamrock ConspiracyTierney
A Pyromaniac's Love Story Sgt. Zikowski
Pins and NeedlesArnold Swanson
Clockers Thumper
1996FlippingC.J / Fat Dude
Two If by Sea Fitzie
James and the Giant Peach Cop
Blood and Wine Mike
Just Your LuckCarl
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 ProphetsLarry
A River Made to Drown In Frank
CuspStalker
1998Animals with the TollkeeperYoung Felipe
Frogs for Snakes Crunch Gwiazda
Snake Eyes Walt McGahn
The Adventures of RagtimeDetective 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 TurnpikesN/A
2000The Cactus KidDi Pasquale
2001 3 A.M. Theo
Monkeybone Bull the Minotaur (uncredited)
Tempted Dot Collins
Knockaround Guys Bobby Boulevard
The Next Big Thing Walter Sznitken
BackflashTono
2003 Anne B. Real Janitor
2004 Jersey Girl Block
Mickey Tony
Elvis Has Left the Building Sal
Under the CityEd Dandos
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceKramer
The Ice Harvest Roy Gelles
2006 Jesse Stone: Night Passage Lou Carson
Hot Tamale Al
The Black Dahlia Detective Russ Millard
2008Dough BoysAnthony
Lone Rider Lloyd
Osso BuccoJelly Dinotto
Black Crescent MoonLeroy 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 PayoffMr. Sweet
2011 Kill the Irishman Leo "Lips" Moceri
Walk a Mile in My Pradas John
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LifeOfficer Polansky
2012BuzzKillAgent Brady
MancationMr. Vanderplatt
Delivering the GoodsDomenico
2013BuddiesN/A
Ketchup and A CameraRussian Interviewer
2015BereaveGeorge
The Girl Is in TroubleFixer
Welcome to ForeverRoy Molnar
The Wannabe Jerry
Dancer and the DamePoochareli
2016 The Bronx Bull Jerry
Bad Santa 2 Jolly Santa
First Jerk On MarsDad
Small FishBarry
The Girl in the Pink MotelCaptain Peter ShawShort
2017Wiretap ScarsThe ChiefShort
Man With VanBennett
Highly FunctionalRonnie Cruz
PrismJimSegment: Changeless
DeadbeatMickeyShort
2018ThE F3aRNick
Making a Killing Arthur Herring
Cabaret MaximeRipa
2019Offstage ElementsSammy Gallo
RecoveryDr. Taylor
Zeroville Burly
2021 The Cleaner Carl
OutcryNeilShort
2022ClowningDetective Welles
Life's Better ProtectedThe Casting DirectorShort
Desert DickRichard Farnsworth III
2023 Sweetwater Eddie Gottlieb [4]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Hawaii Five-O MaxEpisode: "Small Potatoes"
1984Young People's SpecialsDriverEpisode: "Nicky and the Nerd"³
1986 Spenser: For Hire Mike StratusEpisode: "A Day's Wages"
1987 Crime Story Al VicenteEpisode: "The Kingdom of Money"
1988 The Tracey Ullman Show Episode: "Rude Dinner Patron"1 Episode
1989 The Equalizer GarrickEpisode: "The Visitation"
A Man Called Hawk N/AEpisode: "Passing the Bar"
Wiseguy Al Merullo1 Episode
Tattingers N/AEpisode: "Ex-Appeal"
1990–1995 Law & Order Various roles3 Episodes
1992 The Specialists Voice
Lifestories: Families in Crisis RichieEpisode: "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story"
1993 Bob Mert ZuckerEpisode: "Neighborhood Watch"
1994 The John Larroquette Show David ColtraneEpisode: "A Dark and Stormy Night"
Ghostwriter Big RalphEpisode: "What's Up with Alex?"
Frasier Billy KriezelEpisode: "Seat of Power"
Hardball Mike Widmer9 Episodes
1995 Chicago Hope MuggerEpisode: "Small Sacrifices"
Nowhere Man Bert WilliamsEpisode: "The Incredible Derek"
Brotherly Love GusEpisode: "Such a Bargain"
NewsRadio Building SuperEpisode: "Rat Funeral"
1996–1997 EZ Streets Mickey Kinnear12 Episodes
1996 Deadly Games Roy HopkinsEpisode: The Trash Man
High Incident N/APilot
3rd Rock from the Sun Frank MullerEpisode: "Angry Dick"
1997 Home Improvement Officer HillEpisode: "The Flirting Game"
Early Edition Phil DeLucaEpisode: "The Jury"
The Pretender AxeEpisode: "Baby Love"
Millennium Henry DionEpisode: "Paper Dove"
Grace Under Fire EngborgEpisode: "Grace Under Construction"
Players TwitchEpisode: "Three of a Con"
The Last Don Big Tim1 Episode
1998–1999 Martial Law Detective Alex Portman2 Episodes
1998 L.A. Doctors Pete MoselyEpisode: "Maybe It's You"
1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Tony CicciEpisode: "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang"
1999 Brother's Keeper RickEpisode: "The New Client"
2000–2002 Ed Kenny Sandusky45 Episodes
2000 Falcone Bernard Fitzroy2 Episodes
The West Wing Senator Tony MarinoEpisode: "The Lame Duck Congress"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Ted MarstonEpisode: "Monster"
A.U.S.A. Bobby PaternoEpisode: "Sullivan, Rakoff, & Associate
Without a Trace GilEpisode: "No Mas"
Karen Sisco LouisEpisode: "Dumb Bunnies"
The Handler Artie LevyEpisode: "Bruno Comes Back"
2004–2005 Joan of Arcadia Big Tough Guy God4 Episodes
2004 Scrubs Mr. IversonEpisode: "My Rule of Thumb"
2005 Listen Up BullyEpisode: "Tony the Tiger"
NCIS Monroe CooperEpisode: "Black Water"
House WillieEpisode: "DNR"
CSI: NY Chief Vince RobinsonEpisode: "The Dove Commission"
2006 Stacked VictorEpisode: "Poker"
2008 Wainy Days CabbieEpisode: "Nan and Lucy"
The Middleman Cop1 Episode
Life on Mars NelsonEpisode: "Out Here in the Fields"
2009 The Office Angelo GrottiEpisode: "Mafia"
2010 The Life & Times of Tim Angry Bar Guy1 Episode
The Good Guys Bobby KneecapsEpisode: "Silvio's Way"
Days of Our Lives George5 Episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mike O'DooleEpisode: "Rescue"
2011–2012 The Young and the Restless Angelo30 Episodes
2011 Glee UsherEpisode: "New York"
Childrens Hospital Taxi Driver1 Episode
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Al Trapani4 Episodes
2012 Best Friends Forever Angelo1 Episode
The Finder Benny FamosaEpisode: "Voodoo Undo"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dominic BrunoEpisode: "Homecoming"
2013 Psych Max RizzoSeason 7, Episode 7
Elementary Russell GertzEpisode: "Ancient History"
Chicago Fire Arthur5 Episodes
2015 Kroll Show Bobby's FatherEpisode: "Body Bouncers"
Bones Frankie CooperEpisode: "The Big Beef at the Royal Diner"
Public Morals Snowflakes3 episodes
BilbainadasNetworks CEOEpisode: "SuperCampeones. Parte 1"
2016 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt DominicEpisode: "Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place"
2017 Billions Nicky PawlowskiEpisode: "Currency"
Dice HaroldEpisode: "No Bullsh*t"
2018 Mr. Mercedes Library Al7 episodes
2019 Adam Ruins Everything ButcherEpisode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos"
Ray Donovan O'MalleySeason 7 "Episode: "An Irish Lullaby"
2020 Shameless Yard GuyEpisode: "Location, Location, Location"
2021 The Blacklist Balthazar 'Bino' BakerEpisode: "Balthazar 'Bino' Baker (N0. 129)"
2022–2023 East New York Kurt Walsh2 episodes

References

  1. Rose, Mike (July 29, 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for July 29, 2022 includes celebrities Wil Wheaton, Stephen Dorff". The Plain Dealer . Associated Press . Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Scott, Vernon (September 22, 1994). "Actor Mike Starr calls himself a 'neighborhood guy.' It's..." United Press International .
  3. "Shooting Starrs". Toronto Star . October 19, 2003. p. D 9. Retrieved May 15, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Booth, Ned (February 17, 2023). "Sweetwater: Trailer: The Story About Trailblazing Basketball Player Nat Clifton Hits Theaters On April 14". The Playlist. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.