Mike Starr (actor)
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 usually been typecast as a thug or henchman.
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| Born | Michael Starr July 29, 1950 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Relatives | Beau Starr (brother) |
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.
Filmography
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Bushido Blade | Thug | |
| 1980 | Squeeze Play! | Salon Proprietor | |
| Cruising | Patrolman Dasher | ||
| Tales of the Haunted | Tom | ||
| 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"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" |
| 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" |
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References
External links
- Mike Starr on IMDb
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