Mike Starr
- Birthday
- Jul 29, 1950
Bio: A character actor whose beefy, imposing build (a magazine once listed him as 6'3" and 245 pounds) typecast him as thugs, hoods, and underworld heavies, performer Mike Starr was raised in the Manhattan area, as the son of a meatpacker and a five-and-dime clerk. He attended Long Island's Hofstra University on a drama scholarship, and -- after graduation -- toiled at… More Bio: A character actor whose beefy, imposing build (a magazine once listed him as 6'3" and 245 pounds) typecast him as thugs, hoods, and underworld heavies, performer Mike Starr was raised in the Manhattan area, as the son of a meatpacker and a five-and-dime clerk. He attended Long Island's Hofstra University on a drama scholarship, and -- after graduation -- toiled at menial jobs as a bartender and club bouncer before landing his first film role in William Friedkin's gay-themed cop thriller Cruising (1980). Many projects ensued over the following decades, including The Natural (1984), Uncle Buck (1989, in a memorable bit as a drunken clown), Ed Wood (1994), and Jersey Girl (2004). Fans of the gangster-themed comedy Mad Dog and Glory (1993), in particular, might remember Starr -- he played Harold, the wife-beater husband who gets on David Caruso's bad side, and physically suffers for it. In 2007, Starr essayed a rare lead in the character comedy Osso Bucco; he played a gangster unknowingly targeted for death and due for extermination by his cousin. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Filmography
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Mancation (2012)
- Actor
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Beyond Control (2012)
- Actor
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Delivering The Goods (2011)
- Dominico
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Buzzkill (2011)
- Agent Brady
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Kill the Irishman (2011)
- Leo "Lips" Moceri
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Mike Starr Videos
Kill The Irishman
2 minutes 6 seconds
Gloria
1 minutes 35 seconds
Snake Eyes
2 minutes 15 seconds
Hoodlum
1 minutes 39 seconds
Blood And Wine
2 minutes 13 seconds
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