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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 made appearances in the films Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber and Billy Bathgate.
Mike Starr | |
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 Starr in 2016 | |
| Born | July 29, 1950[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Early life
editMichael Starr was born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Flushing.[2] He is of Irish and Polish descent.[2]
Career
editStarr 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
editFilmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Scipelli | ||
| 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 | Eddie | ||
| The Lady in Question | Detective Tony Rossini | ||
| New Jersey Turnpikes | N/A | ||
| 2000 | The Cactus Kid | Di Pasquale | |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Theo | |
| Monkeybone | Bull the Minotaur (uncredited) | ||
| 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 | Anthony | |
| 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 | ||
| First Jerk On Mars | Dad | ||
| Small Fish | Barry | ||
| The Girl in the Pink Motel | Captain Peter Shaw | Short | |
| 2017 | Wiretap Scars | The Chief | Short |
| Man With Van | Bennett | ||
| Highly Functional | Ronnie Cruz | ||
| Prism | Jim | Segment: Changeless | |
| Deadbeat | Mickey | Short | |
| 2018 | ThE F3aR | Nick | |
| Making a Killing | Arthur Herring | ||
| Cabaret Maxime | Ripa | ||
| 2019 | Offstage Elements | Sammy Gallo | |
| Recovery | Dr. Taylor | ||
| Zeroville | Burly | ||
| 2021 | The Cleaner | Carl | |
| Outcry | Neil | Short | |
| 2022 | Clowning | Detective Welles | |
| Life's Better Protected | The Casting Director | Short | |
| Desert Dick | Richard Farnsworth III | ||
| 2023 | Sweetwater | Eddie Gottlieb[3] |
Television
edit| 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: "Neighborhood Watch" |
| 1994 | The John Larroquette Show | David Coltrane | Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night" |
| Ghostwriter | Big Ralph | Episode: "What's Up with Alex?" | |
| Frasier | Billy Kriezel | Episode: "Seat of Power" | |
| 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 | Season 7, Episode 7 |
| Elementary | Russell Gertz | Episode: "Ancient History" | |
| Chicago Fire | Arthur | 5 Episodes | |
| 2015 | Kroll Show | Bobby's Father | Episode: "Body Bouncers" |
| Bones | Frankie Cooper | Episode: "The Big Beef at the Royal Diner" | |
| Public Morals | Snowflakes | 3 episodes | |
| Bilbainadas | Networks CEO | Episode: "SuperCampeones. Parte 1" | |
| 2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Dominic | Episode: "Kimmy Goes to Her Happy Place" |
| 2017 | Billions | Nicky Pawlowski | Episode: "Currency" |
| Dice | Harold | Episode: "No Bullsh*t" | |
| 2018 | Mr. Mercedes | Library Al | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Adam Ruins Everything | Butcher | Episode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos" |
| Ray Donovan | O'Malley | Season 7 "Episode: "An Irish Lullaby" | |
| 2020 | Shameless | Yard Guy | Episode: "Location, Location, Location" |
| 2021 | The Blacklist | Balthazar 'Bino' Baker | Episode: "Balthazar 'Bino' Baker (N0. 129)" |
| 2022–2023 | East New York | Kurt Walsh | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Scott, Vernon (September 22, 1994). "Actor Mike Starr calls himself a 'neighborhood guy.' It's". United Press International.
- ^ Booth, Ned (February 17, 2023). "Sweetwater: Trailer: The Story About Trailblazing Basketball Player Nat Clifton Hits Theaters On April 14". theplaylist.net. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
External links
edit- Mike Starr at IMDb