Senate, and as Lawrence County Clerk of Courts for 20 years, until his death. He was never married. After a reportedly lavish funeral in Deadwood, Star was not buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood. Instead, his family had his body transported to St. Louis, Missouri, where he was laid to rest in New Mount Sinai Cemetery. In popular culture Star was portrayed by John Hawkes in the television series Deadwood (2004–2006). The show's producers switched the character's birthplace to Vienna instead of Bavaria. Hawkes reprised his role in the television film Deadwood: The Movie (2019), set a decade after the events of season 3. References External links 1840 births 1917 deaths American people of German-Jewish descent Black Hills German emigrants to the United States Jewish mayors of places in the United States Mayors of places in South Dakota Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Deadwood, South Dakota People of the American Old West South Dakota city council members Republican Party South Dakota state senators 19th-century American politicians Jewish American people in South Dakota politics