Stephen Boyd
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1931-07-04
- Died
- 1977-06-02
- Place of birth
- Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
Biography
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 1931 – June 2, 1977) was a Northern Irish/American stage and screen actor. As a teenager he joined the Ulster Group Theatre where he learned the tasks of the theatre. In 1956 he toured North America performing "A Streetcar Named Desire" in the lead role as Stanley Kowalski.
Boyd who appeared in around 60 feature films, most notably in the role of Messala in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur".
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Daniel Costigan
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Cormac Joyce
Hunter
1977
General Electric Theater
1953
as Bud Austin
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
as Self
Movies (54)
Ben-Hur
1959
as Messala
Shalako
1968
as Bosky Fulton
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Nimrod
Hannie Caulder
1971
as The Preacher (uncredited)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Livius
The Bravados
1958
as Bill Zachary
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Grant
Seven Waves Away
1957
as Will McKinley
Woman Obsessed
1959
as Fred Carter
Kill!
1971
as Brad Killian
The Oscar
1966
as Frank Fane
Imperial Venus
1962
as Jules de Canouville
Key West
1973
as Steve Cutler
A Hill in Korea
1956
as Pvt. Sims
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Benson
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Patrick O'Reilly
The Man Called Noon
1973
as Rimes
The Devil with Seven Faces
1971
as Dave Barton
Genghis Khan
1965
as Yamuga
The Third Secret
1964
as Alex Stedman
The Best of Everything
1959
as Mike Rice
Island in the Sun
1957
as Euan Templeton
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
as Sam Rawlins
The Night Heaven Fell
1958
as Lambert
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Those Dirty Dogs!
1973
as Cpt. Chadwood Willer
One Billion for a Blonde
1972
as León Urrutía, joyero
Carter's Army
1975
as Capt. Beau Carter
Women in Hospital
1977
as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Joe Rossiter
The Great Swindle
1971
as Arturo
Seven Thunders
1957
as Dave
Of Men and Women
1972
as Host
The Limping Man
1953
as Airport Traveller (Uncredited)
The Big Gamble
1961
as Vic Brennan
Slaves
1969
as MacKay
Lilacs in the Spring
1954
as Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
The Inspector
1962
as Peter Jongman
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1975
as Hugo Graham
The Squeeze
1977
as Vic
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
as Albert O'Shannon
Lady Dracula
1977
as Dracula
Marta
1971
as Miguel
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Assignment K
1968
as Philip Scott
The Left Hand of the Law
1975
as Lanza
The Hands of Cormac Joyce
1972
as Cormac Joyce
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967
as Peter Churchman
One Man Against the Organization
1975
as Inspector Stephen McCormick
The Big Game
1973
as Leyton van Dyk
African Story
1971
as Arnold Tiller
Montana Trap
1976
as Bill Ardisson
Black 13
1953
as Policeman (uncredited)
About Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 1931 – June 2, 1977) was a Northern Irish/American stage and screen actor. As a teenager he joined the Ulster Group Theatre where he learned the tasks of the theatre. In 1956 he toured North America performing "A Streetcar Named Desire" in the lead role as Stanley Kowalski. Boyd who appeared in around 60 feature films, most notably in the role of Messala in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur". With 64 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Stephen Boyd has appeared in 54 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stephen Boyd Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Messala
- Shalako (1968) — as Bosky Fulton
- The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) — as Nimrod
- Hannie Caulder (1971) — as The Preacher (uncredited)
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) — as Livius
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