
Mike Starr
Actor · Born July 29, 1950 (76) · Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 29, 1950 (76)
- Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Actor
- 135 on MovieCove · 189 credits in all
What are Mike Starr's films like?
Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 7 · Earnest 50
A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 19 · Dark 19
Grounded 37 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 5
Gentle 19 · Charged 24 · Intense 17
Steady 25 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 10
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 11
Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 40 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 30 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 28 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 11
Resolved 45 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 4
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 6 of 15 analyzed roles.
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- Tricksteras Bos'n Cave Johnson in The Bushido Blade (1981)
- Tricksteras Crocker in Funny Farm (1988)
- Allyas Tony in The Bodyguard (1992)
- Threshold guardianas Harold in Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
- Allyas Det. Williams in Night Trap (1993)
- Shadowas Joe Mentalino in Dumb and Dumber (1994)
- Allyas Tony in Murder in a Small Town (1999)
- Allyas Walter Sznitken in The Next Big Thing (2001)
- Shadowas Tono in Backflash (2001)
- Threshold guardianas Roy Gelles in The Ice Harvest (2005)
- Allyas Patrolman Desher in The History of Cruising (2007)
- Heroas Mark in ThE F3aR (2018)
- Allyas Nick in ThE F3aR (2018)
- Shapeshifteras Arthur Herring in Making a Killing (2018)
- Mentoras Sammy Gallo in Offstage Elements (2019)
Moods and endings
- Happy21
- Bittersweet24
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous12
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mike Starr's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 88 of their 135 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (44).
- Radio Days (1987) · actor · free
- Lean on Me (1989) · actor · free
- NewsRadio (1995) · actor · free
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) · actor · free
- Stone Pillow (1985) · actor · free
- Kill the Irishman (2011) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor · free
- The Last Dragon (1985) · actor · free
- Childrens Hospital (2008) · actor · free
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) · actor · free
- A Shock to the System (1990) · actor · free
- Hoodlum (1997) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Radio Days (1987) · actor · free
- Frasier (1993) · actor · free
- Elementary (2012) · actor · free
- NewsRadio (1995) · actor · free
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- Law & Order (1990) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor · free
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) · actor · free
- A Shock to the System (1990) · actor · free
- CSI: NY (2004) · actor · free
- Blown Away (1994) · actor · free
- +11 more
- Billions (2016) · actor · free
- Psych (2006) · actor
- Bones (2005) · actor
- Elementary (2012) · actor
- NewsRadio (1995) · actor
- Stone Pillow (1985) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) · actor
- Chicago Overcoat (2009) · actor
- Til Death Do Us Part (2023) · actor
- Ca$h (2010) · actor
- The Cleaner (2021) · actor
- +5 more
- Radio Days (1987) · actor · free
- Frasier (1993) · actor · free
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) · actor · free
- NewsRadio (1995) · actor · free
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) · actor · free
- Kill the Irishman (2011) · actor · free
- Wiseguy (1987) · actor · free
- NCIS (2003) · actor · free
- Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) · actor · free
- CSI: NY (2004) · actor · free
- Blown Away (1994) · actor · free
- Cabaret Maxime (2018) · actor · free
- +3 more
- Howdy, show their 6 titles on Howdy
- Shout! TV, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
- Cineverse, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
- Midnight Pulp, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Sony Pictures Core, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
- ViX, show their 2 titles on ViX
- ALLBLK, show their title on ALLBLK
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
- Wonder Project, show their title on Wonder Project
Subscription and free streaming for Mike Starr's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
189 credits, 135 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Til Death Do Us Part(2023)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Crusades(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Sweetwater(2023)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Life's Better Protected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

East New York(2022)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Clowning(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Scarlett(2021)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Cleaner(2021)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Zeroville(2019)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Recovery(2019)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Offstage Elements(2019)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Making a Killing(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Cabaret Maxime(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
ThE F3aR(2018)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Prism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Bad Santa 2(2016)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Bronx Bull(2016)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Dice(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Billions(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Wannabe(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bereave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Dancer and the Dame(2015)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Blacklist(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Ray Donovan(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all showsDelivering the Goods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Chicago Fire(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Mancation(2012)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Elementary(2012)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Best Friends Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Buzzkill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

The Finder(2012)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Walk a Mile in My Pradas(2011)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Kill the Irishman(2011)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Shameless(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Good Guys(2010)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Ca$h(2010)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Wrong Turn at Tahoe(2009)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Black Dynamite(2009)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Chicago Overcoat(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
I Hate Valentine's Day(2009)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Lonely Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

Childrens Hospital(2008)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Life on Mars(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Middleman(2008)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Black Crescent Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Osso Bucco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Dough Boys(2008)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Black Dahlia(2006)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Psych(2006)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Hot Tamale(2006)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Ice Harvest(2005)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Office(2005)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Under the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

House(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
CSI: NY(2004)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Listen Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Mickey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Jersey Girl(2004)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

The Handler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

NCIS(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
A.U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Without a Trace(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Backflash(2001)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Knockaround Guys(2001)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Next Big Thing(2001)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Scrubs(2001)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
3 A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Tempted(2001)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Bull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

The Lady in Question (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

The West Wing(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Summer of Sam(1999)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Gloria(1999)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Murder in a Small Town(1999)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

L.A. Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Frogs for Snakes(1998)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Snake Eyes(1998)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Taxman(1998)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Lesser Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The Deli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

River Made to Drown In(1997)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Hoodlum(1997)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Last Don (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Flipping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Dear Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Just Your Luck(1996)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
EZ Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

Blood and Wine(1996)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

The Pretender(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Two If by Sea(1996)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Shamrock Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Clockers(1995)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Deadly Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
NewsRadio(1995)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Dumb and Dumber(1994)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Ed Wood(1994)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Trial by Jury(1994)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Hardball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Baby's Day Out(1994)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Blown Away(1994)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Down on the Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
On Deadly Ground(1994)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Cabin Boy(1994)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Me and Veronica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Frasier(1993)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Son of the Pink Panther(1993)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Night Trap(1993)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Mad Dog and Glory(1993)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Bodyguard(1992)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Mac(1992)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Billy Bathgate(1991)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Home Improvement(1991)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Miller's Crossing(1990)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Law & Order(1990)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
GoodFellas(1990)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Common Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

A Shock to the System(1990)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Blue Steel(1990)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Kojak: Flowers for Matty(1990)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Kojak: Ariana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Prime Target(1989)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Uncle Buck(1989)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Last Exit to Brooklyn(1989)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Collision Course(1989)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
New York Stories(1989)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Lean on Me(1989)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
A Man Called Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

The Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Punchline(1988)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Funny Farm(1988)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Nitti: The Enforcer(1988)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Hot Paint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Nasty Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Wiseguy(1987)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Five Corners(1987)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Who's That Girl(1987)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Magic Sticks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Radio Days(1987)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
King Kong Lives(1986)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Off Beat(1986)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Violets Are Blue...(1986)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Money Pit(1986)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Stone Pillow(1985)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

The Protector(1985)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Cat's Eye(1985)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Last Dragon(1985)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Natural(1984)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Terrible Joe Moran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Hit and Run(1982)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Evil Stalks This House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Bushido Blade(1981)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Cruising(1980)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Squeeze Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all showsCusp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Zips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 186 titles, 184 of them dated from 1968 to 2023; peak year 1993.
Film career
Peak 1993 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1980Screen debut· Cruising
- 1990Career best· GoodFellas
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Mike Starr's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 99; across their 60 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up43
- 50th to 74th27
- 25th to 49th31
- Below 25th34
Shape of the crowd
44 of their 135 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved24
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive6
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser44
- Broadly Agreed13
- Mixed43
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Mike Starr's work okay for kids?
Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Mike Starr work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mike Starr's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Bob Thornton shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Bill BennettShared titles: Tempted (2001), Two If by Sea (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Bennett

Actors
- Billy Bob ThorntonShared titles: Bad Santa 2 (2016), The Ice Harvest (2005), On Deadly Ground (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Billy Bob Thornton

- Nicole ArlynShared titles: Til Death Do Us Part (2023), Frogs for Snakes (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Arlyn

- Shelley LongShared titles: The Cleaner (2021), The Adventures of Ragtime (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Shelley Long

- Kenneth McGregorShared titles: Offstage Elements (2019), The Ten Million Dollar Getaway (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Kenneth McGregor

Composers and cinematographers
- Vilmos ZsigmondShared titles: The Black Dahlia (2006), Jersey Girl (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Vilmos Zsigmond

- David KitayShared titles: The Ice Harvest (2005), Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)See all 2 shared titles with David Kitay

- Howard ShoreShared titles: Gloria (1999), Ed Wood (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Shore

- Elmer BernsteinShared titles: Mad Dog and Glory (1993), Funny Farm (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Elmer Bernstein

Producers
- Martin ScorseseShared titles: The Wannabe (2015), Mad Dog and Glory (1993), GoodFellas (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Scorsese

- Chris CharlesShared titles: The Cleaner (2021), Chicago Overcoat (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Charles

- John W. BosherShared titles: The Cleaner (2021), Chicago Overcoat (2009)See all 2 shared titles with John W. Bosher

- Andreas ThiesmeyerShared titles: The Black Dahlia (2006), Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Andreas Thiesmeyer
Mixed roles
- James A. ContnerShared titles: The Ten Million Dollar Getaway (1991), The Last Dragon (1985)See all 2 shared titles with James A. Contner






