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.

Known For

Frankie

Miller's Crossing

Georgie Weiss

Ed Wood

Tony Scipelli

The Bodyguard

Frenchy

GoodFellas

Al

Hot Tamale

Thug #1

Terrible Joe Moran

Carl

The Cleaner

Sgt. Zikowski

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Frank

River Made to Drown In

Harold

Mad Dog and Glory

JG

Lonely Street

Chief Lou Carson

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Self (archive footage)

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Self (archive footage)

The History of 'Cruising'

Mike

Blood and Wine

Joe Mentaliano

Dumb and Dumber

Walt McGahn

Snake Eyes

Mulligan

Cabin Boy

Block

Jersey Girl

Melvin Goldberg

Ca$h

Det. Russ Millard

The Black Dahlia

Larry

Lesser Prophets

Crocker

Funny Farm

Lorenzo Galante

Chicago Overcoat

Sean

Gloria

Hanif

Son of the Pink Panther

Security Guard

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Doorman

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

Kramer

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

Scarlett

James Bonnell

Off Beat

Leo "Lips" Moceri

Kill the Irishman

Hardhat

New York Stories

John

Walk a Mile in My Pradas

Crunch Gwiazda

Frogs for Snakes

Father

Til Death Do Us Part

Tono

Backflash

Sergeant Harry Lang

Frank Nitti: The Enforcer

Tierney

The Shamrock Conspiracy

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

Flipping

Tom

Evil Stalks This House

Copa Doorman

Hit and Run

Agent Brady

Buzzkill

Bos'n Cave Johnson

The Bushido Blade

Ed Dandos

Under the City

Robert "Frenchy" McMahon

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway

Leroy Brown

Black Crescent Moon

Tony

Violets are Blue

Bartender

Five Corners

Down on the Waterfront

Eddie Gottlieb

Sweetwater

Rock

The Last Dragon

Mr. Vanderplatt

Mancation

Tony

Murder in a Small Town

Dot Collins

Tempted

Jelly Dinotto

Osso Bucco

Pooter-the-Clown

Uncle Buck

Mahmud Abouhalima

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

The Casting Director

Life's Better Protected

Bum #3

A Shock to the System

Rafelli

Black Dynamite

Self

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

Roy Gelles

The Ice Harvest

Hackett

Nasty Hero

Terry Cattson

Common Ground

Burly

Zeroville

Det. Williams

Night Trap

Poochareli

Dancer and the Dame

Stalker

Cusp

George

Bereave

Big Mike

On Deadly Ground

Jerry

The Wannabe

Mr. Zirella

Lean On Me

Ducky

Cat's Eye

Mr. Podkowa

The Crusades

Hot Paint

Hamilton

Kojak: Ariana

Newsroom Reporter

The Hudsucker Proxy

Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

Born on the Fourth of July

Johnny

The Deli

Sal

Elvis Has Left the Building

Fitzie

Two If by Sea

Paulie

Wrong Turn at Tahoe

Jojo Ducky (uncredited)

Baby's Day Out

Theo

3 A.M.

Self

New York Street Games

Anthony

Dough Boys

Patrolman Desher

Cruising

Jerry

The Bronx Bull

Det. Tony Rossini

The Lady in Question

John

I Hate Valentine's Day

Domenico

Delivering the Goods

Albert Salke

Hoodlum

Officer Polansky

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Bobby Boulevard

Knockaround Guys

Wilson

The Chair

Thumper

Clockers

Salon Proprietor (uncredited)

Squeeze Play

Julie Martin

Billy Bathgate

Arthur Herring

Making a Killing

Eddie

Summer of Sam

Carl

Just Your Luck

Boone

The Natural

Cop

James and the Giant Peach

Jim (Chapter 2: Changeless)

Prism

Superintendent

Blue Steel

Dr. Taylor

Recovery

Fireman

Mac

Cell Guard #2

King Kong Lives

Man with Bullhorn

Punchline

Lenny

The Money Pit

Fritz

Dear Diary

Ripa

Cabaret Maxime

Hood #2

The Protector

Jolly Santa

Bad Santa 2

Hughie Bonner

Trial by Jury

Francis the Barkeeper

Blown Away

Self

Still Dumb After All These Years

Burglar

Radio Days

Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3

Collision Course

Sammy Gallo

Offstage Elements

Detective Welles

Clowning

First Groucho

Prime Target

Walter Sznitken

The Next Big Thing

Vinnie

Me and Veronica

Det. Hamilton

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

Man in Alley (uncredited)

Stone Pillow

Self

Dumb and Dumber - Making Of

Tony

Mickey

Young Felipe

Animals with the Tollkeeper

The History of 'Cruising'

Self

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-29

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Michael Starr