Mike Starr

Mike Starr


  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 29-07-1950
  • Gender: Male
  • Place of Birth: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
  • Also Known As:

    Michael Starr
    Michael "Mike" Starr

  • Popularity: 14.75
  • Homepage: N/A


An American actor. Known for his large size at 6' 3" or 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.




Year Movie Character
1997 The Deli as Johnny
2008 Osso Bucco as Jelly Dinotto
2019 Offstage Elements as Sammy Gallo
1999 The Lady in Question as Det. Tony Rossini
2018 Making a Killing as Arthur Herring
2017 Prism as Jim
2022 Clowning as Detective Welles
2009 Lonely Street as JG
2009 Chicago Overcoat as Lorenzo Galante
2002 Backflash as Tono
1981 The Bushido Blade as Bos'n Cave Johnson
2012 Mancation as Mr. Vanderplatt
1993 Night Trap as Det. Williams
1996 Dear Diary as Fritz
2006 Hot Tamale as Al
2011 Walk a Mile in My Pradas as John
1998 Frogs for Snakes as Crunch Gwiazda
2005 Under the City as Ed Dandos
2008 Black Crescent Moon as Leroy Brown
1994 Down on the Waterfront
1987 Nasty Hero as Hackett
2023 The Crusades as Mr. Podkowa
1993 Mad Dog and Glory as Harold
1997 River Made to Drown In as Frank
2010 Ca$h as Melvin Goldberg
1999 Gloria as Sean
2012 Buzzkill as Agent Brady
1981 Evil Stalks This House as Tom
1999 Murder in a Small Town as Tony
2019 Recovery as Dr. Taylor
2001 The Next Big Thing as Walter Sznitken
2006 Jesse Stone: Night Passage as Lou Carson
2006 The Black Dahlia as Det. Russ Millard
2005 The Ice Harvest as Roy Gelles
2015 Bereave as George
2015 The Wannabe as Jerry
1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Sgt. Zikowski
1994 Dumb and Dumber as Joe Mentaliano
1985 The Last Dragon as Rock
2015 Dancer and the Dame as Poochareli
1995 The Shamrock Conspiracy as Tierney
1997 Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing as Mahmud Abouhalima
1990 Miller's Crossing as Frankie
1992 The Bodyguard as Tony Scipelli
1990 GoodFellas as Frenchy
1996 Blood and Wine as Mike
2004 Jersey Girl as Block
1988 Funny Farm as Crocker
1997 Flipping as C.J., Fat Dude at 2-2 Card Club
1996 Two If by Sea as Fitzie
2006 Still Dumb After All These Years as Self
2021 Scarlett
2023 Sweetwater as Eddie Gottlieb
1997 Lesser Prophets as Larry
1982 Hit and Run
1993 Son of the Pink Panther as Hanif
2005 Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Kramer
1986 Violets are Blue as Tony
2004 Elvis Has Left the Building as Sal
2009 I Hate Valentine's Day as John
2001 Tempted as Dot Collins
1994 On Deadly Ground as Big Mike
1988 Hot Paint
1996 Just Your Luck as Carl
1990 Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Det. Hamilton
1991 The 10 Million Dollar Getaway as Robert "Frenchy" McMahon
1984 Terrible Joe Moran as Thug #1
1994 Ed Wood as Georgie Weiss
1998 Snake Eyes as Walt McGahn
1989 Uncle Buck as Pooter-the-Clown
1991 Billy Bathgate as Julie Martin
2016 Bad Santa 2 as Jolly Santa
1988 Frank Nitti: The Enforcer as Sergeant Harry Lang
2023 Til Death Do Us Part as Father
2009 Wrong Turn at Tahoe as Paulie
2016 The Bronx Bull as Jerry
1997 Hoodlum as Albert Salke
1999 Summer of Sam as Eddie
1992 Mac as Fireman
2018 Cabaret Maxime as Ripa
2021 The Cleaner as Carl
2019 Zeroville as Burly
2009 Black Dynamite as Rafelli
1990 Blue Steel as Superintendent
1993 Me and Veronica as Vinnie
1989 Kojak: Ariana as Hamilton
1988 The Appointments of Dennis Jennings as Doorman
1988 The Chair as Wilson
1996 James and the Giant Peach as Cop
1986 King Kong Lives as Cell Guard #2
1994 Trial by Jury as Hughie Bonner
1994 Blown Away as Francis the Barkeeper
1984 The Natural as Boone
2011 Kill the Irishman as Leo "Lips" Moceri
1979 Squeeze Play as Salon Proprietor
1994 Cabin Boy as Mulligan
1985 Cat's Eye as Ducky
2012 Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life as Officer Polansky
1987 Radio Days as Burglar
2022 American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
1980 Cruising as Patrolman Desher
1989 Lean On Me as Mr. Zirella
1989 Collision Course as Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3
1995 Clockers as Thumper
2001 Knockaround Guys as Bobby Boulevard
1986 Off Beat as James Bonnell
1985 The Protector as Hood #2
1987 Five Corners as Bartender
2007 Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
2007 The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
2001 3 A.M. as Theo
1989 Born on the Fourth of July as Man #1 - Arthur's Bar
1990 Common Ground as Terry Cattson
1989 Prime Target as First Groucho
1990 A Shock to the System as Bum #3
1986 The Money Pit as Lenny
1989 Last Exit to Brooklyn as Security Guard
1989 New York Stories as Hardhat
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy as Newsroom Reporter
1988 Punchline as Man with Bullhorn
Photo Name Department
1990 Law & Order (1 episode) as Pollard
1991 Home Improvement (1 episode) as Officer Hill
2000 Ed (83 episode) as Kenny Sandusky
2004 House (1 episode) as Willie
1968 Hawaii Five-O (1 episode) as Max
2005 The Office (1 episode) as Grotti
2001 Scrubs (1 episode) as Mr. Iverson
1987 Wiseguy (2 episode)
2003 The Handler (1 episode)
2012 The Finder (1 episode)
1989 A Man Called Hawk (1 episode)
2003 Joan of Arcadia (3 episode)
1996 The Pretender (1 episode) as Axe
1996 Early Edition (1 episode)
2004 CSI: NY (1 episode) as Chief Vince Robinson
2002 Without a Trace (1 episode) as Gil
1993 Frasier (1 episode) as Billy Kriezel
1995 NewsRadio (1 episode) as Building Super
1985 The Equalizer (1 episode) as Garrick
1996 Millennium (1 episode)
1995 Brotherly Love (1 episode) as Gus
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode) as Detective Ted Marston
2003 NCIS (1 episode) as Monroe Cooper
1994 Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1996 EZ Streets (13 episode) as Mickey Kinnear
2000 Bull (4 episode)
2008 The Middleman (1 episode) as Cop
2010 The Good Guys (1 episode)
2012 Elementary (1 episode) as Russell Gertz
2006 Psych (1 episode) as Max Rizzo
2012 Chicago Fire (3 episode) as Arthur
2008 Life on Mars (1 episode) as Nelson
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode) as Tony Cicci
2013 Ray Donovan (1 episode) as O'Malley
2005 Bones (1 episode) as Frankie Cooper
2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (1 episode) as Dominic
1994 Hardball (2 episode) as Mike Widmer
2013 The Blacklist (1 episode) as Balthazar "Bino" Baker
1990 Law & Order (1 episode) as Tony Halliwell - Truck Driver
2004 Listen Up! (1 episode) as Bully
1999 The West Wing (1 episode) as Senator Tony Marino
1995 Nowhere Man (1 episode) as Bert Williams
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode) as Dominic Bruno
1990 Law & Order (1 episode) as Steven Breck
1998 Brother's Keeper (1 episode) as Rick
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode) as Frank Muller
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Mike O'Doole
2008 Childrens Hospital (1 episode) as Taxi Driver

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