Michael Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an actor who plays as Joe Mentalino in the movie Dumb and Dumber.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Squeeze Play! | Salon Proprietor | ||
| The Bushido Blade | Cave Johnson | |||
| 1980 | Cruising | Patrolman Dasher | ||
| When Time Ran Out | Big Ball | |||
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Tootie | ||
| The Natural | Boone | |||
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Walden | |||
| 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 | ||
| Spaceballs | Danny Scaredy | |||
| 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 | |||
| Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Phineas | |||
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Doorman | |||
| Punchline | Man with Bullhorn | |||
| The Chair | Wilson | |||
| 1989 | White Hot | Chauffeur | ||
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Big Timmy | |||
| 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 | |||
| The Last Boy Scout | Linclon | |||
| 1992 | Freejack | Shaggy Man | ||
| Mac | Fireman | |||
| The Bodyguard | Tony | |||
| 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 | |||
| Airheads | Harvey Danny | |||
| 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 | |||
| Die Hard with a Vengeance | Dade Phantom | |||
| 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 | Sam | |||
| The Lady in Question | Detective Tony Rossini | |||
| New Jersey Turnpikes | N/A | |||
| 2000 | The Cactus Kid | Di Pasquale | ||
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Theo | ||
| 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 | N/A | ||
| 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 | |||
| The Girl in the Pink Motel | Captain Peter Shaw | |||
| Small Fish | Barry |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hawaii Five-O | Max | Episode: "Small Potatoes" |
| 1984 | Young People's Specials | Driver | Episode: "Nicky and the Nerd" |
| 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: "Neighbourhood Watch" |
| 1994 | The John Larroquette Show | David Coltrane | Episode: "A Dark and Stormy Night" |
| Frasier | Billy Kriezel | ||
| 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 | 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 | 1 Episode |
| Elementary | Russell Gertz | Episode: "Ancient History" | |
| Chicago Fire | Arthur | 5 Episodes | |
| 2018 | Mr. Mercedes | Library Al | |
| Adam Ruins Everything | Pork Board | Episode: "Adam Ruins a Plate of Nachos" |