Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor and producer. Known for his large size at 6' 5" (196 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.

Filmography

• 2023Sweetwater — Eddie Gottlieb
• 2023The Crusades — Mr. Podkowa
• 2023Til Death Do Us Part — Father
• 2022Clowning — Detective Welles
• East New York — Kurt Walsh
• 2022Life's Better Protected — The Casting Director
• 2021Scarlett — Gino
• 2021The Cleaner — Carl
• 2019Offstage Elements — Sammy Gallo
• 2019Recovery — Dr. Taylor
• 2019Zeroville — Burly
• 2018Cabaret Maxime — Ripa
• 2018Making a Killing — Arthur Herring
• 2017Prism — Jim (Chapter 2: Changeless)
• 2016Bad Santa 2 — Jolly Santa
• Billions — Nicky Pawlowski
• Dice — Harold
• 2016The Bronx Bull — Jerry
• 2015Bereave — George
• 2015Dancer and the Dame — Poochareli
• 2015The Wannabe — Jerry
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Dominic
• 2015Welcome to Forever — Roy Malnar
• Ray Donovan — O'Malley
• The Blacklist — Balthazar "Bino" Baker
• Best Friends Forever — Angelo
• 2012Buzzkill — Agent Brady
• Chicago Fire — Arthur
• 2012Delivering the Goods — Domenico
• Elementary — Russell Gertz
• 2012Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life — Officer Polansky
• 2012Mancation — Mr. Vanderplatt
• The Finder — Benny Famosa
• 2011Kill the Irishman — Leo "Lips" Moceri
• Shameless — Yard Guy
• 2011Walk a Mile in My Pradas — John
• 2010Ca$h — Melvin Goldberg
• The Good Guys — Bobby Kneecaps
• 2009Black Dynamite — Rafelli
• 2009Chicago Overcoat — Lorenzo Galante
• Glee — Usher
• 2009I Hate Valentine's Day — John
• 2009Lonely Street — JG
• 2009Wrong Turn at Tahoe — Paulie
• 2008Black Crescent Moon — Leroy Brown
• Childrens Hospital — Taxi Driver
• 2008Dough Boys — Anthony
• Life on Mars — Nelson
• 2008Osso Bucco — Jelly Dinotto
• The Middleman — Cop
• 2006Hot Tamale — Al
• 2006Jesse Stone: Night Passage — Chief Lou Carson
• Psych — Max Rizzo
• 2006The Black Dahlia — Russ Millard
• Bones — Frankie Cooper
• 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Face — Kramer
• 2005The Ice Harvest — Roy Gelles
• The Office — Grotti
• 2005Under the City — Ed Dandos
• CSI: NY — Vince Robinson
• 2004Elvis Has Left the Building — Sal
• House — Willie
• 2004Jersey Girl — Block
• Listen Up! — Bully
• 2004Mickey — Tony
• A.U.S.A. — Bobby Paterno
• Joan of Arcadia — Big Tough Guy God
• NCIS — Monroe Cooper
• The Handler — Artie Levy
• 2002Backflash — Tono
• Without a Trace — Gil
• 20013 A.M. — Theo
• 2001Knockaround Guys — Bobby Boulevard
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Ted Marston
• Scrubs — Mr. Iverson
• 2001Tempted — Dot Collins
• 2001The Next Big Thing — Walter Sznitken
• Bull
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Dominic Bruno
• Ed — Kenny Sandusky
• 1999Gloria — Sean
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Mike O'Doole
• 1999Murder in a Small Town — Tony
• 1999Summer of Sam — Eddie
• 1999The Lady in Question — Det. Tony Rossini
• The West Wing — Senator Tony Marino
• 1998Animals with the Tollkeeper — Young Felipe
• Brother's Keeper — Rick
• 1998Frogs for Snakes — Crunch Gwiazda
• L.A. Doctors — Pete Mosely
• Martial Law — Det. Alex Portman
• 1998Snake Eyes — Walt McGahn
• 1997Flipping — C.J., Fat Dude at 2-2 Card Club
• 1997Hoodlum — Albert Salke
• 1997Lesser Prophets — Larry
• 1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing — Mahmud Abouhalima
• 1997River Made to Drown In — Frank
• 1997The Deli — Johnny
• The Last Don — Big Tim, Rustler
• 3rd Rock from the Sun — Frank Muller
• 1996Blood and Wine — Mike
• 1996Dear Diary — Fritz
• EZ Streets — Mickey Kinnear
• Early Edition — Phil Deluca
• 1996James and the Giant Peach — Cop
• 1996Just Your Luck — Carl
• Millennium — Henry Dion
• The Pretender — Axe
• 1996Two If by Sea — Fitzie
• 1995A Pyromaniac's Love Story — Sgt. Zikowski
• Brotherly Love — Gus
• 1995Clockers — Thumper
• Deadly Games — Roy Hopkins
• NewsRadio — Building Super
• Nowhere Man — Bert Williams
• 1995The Shamrock Conspiracy — Tierney
• 1994Baby's Day Out — Jojo Ducky (uncredited)
• 1994Blown Away — Francis the Barkeeper
• 1994Cabin Boy — Mulligan
• Chicago Hope — Mugger (uncredited)
• 1994Down on the Waterfront
• 1994Dumb and Dumber — Joe Mentaliano
• 1994Ed Wood — Georgie Weiss
• Hardball — Mike Widmer
• 1994On Deadly Ground — Big Mike
• 1994The Hudsucker Proxy — Newsroom Reporter
• 1994Trial by Jury — Hughie Bonner
• Frasier — Billy Kriezel
• 1993Mad Dog and Glory — Harold
• 1993Me and Veronica — Vinnie
• 1993Night Trap — Det. Williams
• 1993Son of the Pink Panther — Hanif
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Tony Cicci
• The John Larroquette Show — David Coltrane
• Bob
• 1992Mac — Fireman
• 1992The Bodyguard — Tony Scipelli
• 1991Billy Bathgate — Julie Martin
• Home Improvement — Officer Hill
• 1991The 10 Million Dollar Getaway — Robert "Frenchy" McMahon
• 1990A Shock to the System — Bum #3
• 1990Blue Steel — Superintendent
• 1990Common Ground — Terry Cattson
• 1990GoodFellas — Frenchy
• 1990Kojak: Flowers For Matty — Det. Hamilton
• Law & Order — Pollard, Tony Halliwell - Truck Driver, Steven Breck
• 1990Miller's Crossing — Frankie
• A Man Called Hawk
• 1989Born on the Fourth of July — Man #1 - Arthur's Bar
• 1989Collision Course — Auto Worker Bowling Alley #3
• 1989Kojak: Ariana — Hamilton
• 1989Last Exit to Brooklyn — Security Guard
• 1989Lean On Me — Mr. Zirella
• 1989New York Stories — Hardhat
• 1989Prime Target — First Groucho
• 1989Uncle Buck — Pooter-the-Clown
• 1988Frank Nitti: The Enforcer — Harry Lang
• 1988Funny Farm — Crocker
• 1988Hot Paint
• 1988Punchline — Man with Bullhorn
• 1988The Appointments of Dennis Jennings — Doorman
• 1988The Chair — Wilson
• 1987Five Corners — Bartender
• 1987Magic Sticks — Magic Sticks
• 1987Nasty Hero — Hackett
• 1987Radio Days — Burglar
• 1987Who's That Girl — Shipping Co-Worker
• Wiseguy
• 1986King Kong Lives — Cell Guard #2
• 1986Off Beat — James Bonnell
• 1986The Money Pit — Lenny
• 1986Violets Are Blue — Tony
• 1985Cat's Eye — Ducky
• 1985Stone Pillow — Man in Alley (uncredited)
• The Equalizer — Garrick
• 1985The Last Dragon — Rock
• 1985The Protector — Hood #2
• 1984Terrible Joe Moran — Thug #1
• 1984The Natural — Boone
• 1982Hit and Run — Copa Doorman
• 1981Evil Stalks This House — Tom
• 1981The Bushido Blade — Bos'n Cave Johnson
• 1980Cruising — Patrolman Desher
• 1979Squeeze Play — Salon Proprietor (uncredited)
• Hawaii Five-O — Max
• Cusp — Stalker
• Zips — Carmello

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas — Self
• 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective — Self
• 2016The Natural: The Best There Ever Was — Self
• 2010New York Street Games — Self
• 2007Exorcising 'Cruising' — Self (archive footage)
• 2007The History of 'Cruising' — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Still Dumb After All These Years — Self
• 2004Dumb and Dumber - Making Of — Self