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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-07-29 (74 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.

Known For

Acting

2023

Sweetwater as Eddie Gottlieb
The Crusades as Mr. Podkowa

2022

Life's Better Protected as The Casting Director
Clowning as Detective Welles
East New York as Kurt Walsh

2021

The Cleaner as Carl

2019

Zeroville as Burly
Recovery as Dr. Taylor
Offstage Elements as Sammy Gallo

2018

Making a Killing as Arthur Herring

2017

Prism as Jim (Chapter 2: Changeless)

2016

Bad Santa 2 as Jolly Santa
Dice as Harold

2015

Dancer and the Dame as Poochareli
Bereave as George
The Wannabe as Jerry

2013

The Blacklist as Balthazar "Bino" Baker
Ray Donovan as O'Malley

2012

Buzzkill as Agent Brady
Mancation as Mr. Vanderplatt
Elementary as Russell Gertz
The Finder as Benny Famosa
Chicago Fire as Arthur

2011

Kill the Irishman as Leo "Lips" Moceri
Shameless as Yard Guy

2010

Ca$h as Melvin Goldberg

2009

Chicago Overcoat as Lorenzo Galante
Black Dynamite as Rafelli
Glee as Usher

2008

Black Crescent Moon as Leroy Brown
Osso Bucco as Jelly Dinotto
Dough Boys as Anthony
Childrens Hospital as Taxi Driver
Life on Mars as Nelson

2007

The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)

2006

Jesse Stone: Night Passage as Chief Lou Carson
The Black Dahlia as Det. Russ Millard
Psych as Max Rizzo

2005

Under the City as Ed Dandos
The Ice Harvest as Roy Gelles
The Office as Grotti
Bones as Frankie Cooper

2004

Jersey Girl as Block
Mickey as Tony
CSI: NY as Vince Robinson
Listen Up! as Bully
House as Willie

2003

NCIS as Monroe Cooper
The Handler as Artie Levy
A.U.S.A. as Bobby Paterno

2002

Backflash as Tono

2001

Tempted as Dot Collins
3 A.M. as Theo
Knockaround Guys as Bobby Boulevard
The Next Big Thing as Walter Sznitken
Scrubs as Mr. Iverson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Detective Ted Marston

2000

Ed as Kenny Sandusky

1999

Gloria as Sean
The Lady in Question as Det. Tony Rossini
Summer of Sam as Eddie
The West Wing as Senator Tony Marino

1998

Snake Eyes as Walt McGahn
Frogs for Snakes as Crunch Gwiazda
L.A. Doctors as Pete Mosely

1997

Flipping as C.J., Fat Dude at 2-2 Card Club
The Deli as Johnny
Hoodlum as Albert Salke
The Last Don as Big Tim
The Last Don as Rustler

1996

Two If by Sea as Fitzie
Dear Diary as Fritz
Millennium as Henry Dion
EZ Streets as Mickey Kinnear
3rd Rock from the Sun as Frank Muller

1995

A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Sgt. Zikowski
Clockers as Thumper
NewsRadio as Building Super
Nowhere Man as Bert Williams
Deadly Games as Roy Hopkins

1994

Ed Wood as Georgie Weiss
Dumb and Dumber as Joe Mentaliano
Cabin Boy as Mulligan
On Deadly Ground as Big Mike
The Hudsucker Proxy as Newsroom Reporter
Baby's Day Out as Jojo Ducky (uncredited)
Trial by Jury as Hughie Bonner
Blown Away as Francis the Barkeeper
Hardball as Mike Widmer

1993

Night Trap as Det. Williams
Me and Veronica as Vinnie
Frasier as Billy Kriezel
The John Larroquette Show as David Coltrane

1992

The Bodyguard as Tony Scipelli
Mac as Fireman

1991

The 10 Million Dollar Getaway as Robert "Frenchy" McMahon
Billy Bathgate as Julie Martin
Home Improvement as Officer Hill

1990

GoodFellas as Frenchy
Common Ground as Terry Cattson
Blue Steel as Superintendent
Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Det. Hamilton
Law & Order as Pollard
Law & Order as Tony Halliwell - Truck Driver
Law & Order as Steven Breck

1989

Last Exit to Brooklyn as Security Guard
New York Stories as Hardhat
Uncle Buck as Pooter-the-Clown
Lean On Me as Mr. Zirella
Kojak: Ariana as Hamilton
Born on the Fourth of July as Man #1 - Arthur's Bar
Collision Course as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3
Prime Target as First Groucho

1988

Funny Farm as Crocker
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer as Sergeant Harry Lang
The Chair as Wilson
Punchline as Man with Bullhorn

1987

Five Corners as Bartender
Nasty Hero as Hackett
Radio Days as Burglar

1986

Off Beat as James Bonnell
King Kong Lives as Cell Guard #2
The Money Pit as Lenny

1985

Cat's Eye as Ducky
The Protector as Hood #2
Stone Pillow as Man in Alley (uncredited)
The Equalizer as Garrick

1984

The Natural as Boone

1982

Hit and Run as Copa Doorman

1981

The Bushido Blade as Bos'n Cave Johnson

1980

Cruising as Patrolman Desher

1979

Squeeze Play as Salon Proprietor (uncredited)

1968

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Cusp as Stalker