Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

1931-07-04 – 1977-06-02 (age 45) Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
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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".

 

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Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur

1959

as Messala

The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Grant

Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder

1971

as The Preacher (uncredited)

Shalako
Shalako

1968

as Bosky Fulton

Woman Obsessed
Woman Obsessed

1959

as Fred Carter

The Oscar
The Oscar

1966

as Frank Fane

The Bravados
The Bravados

1958

as Bill Zachary

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

1965

as Yamuga

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Patrick O'Reilly

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus

1962

as Jules de Canouville

Kill!
Kill!

1971

as Brad Killian

The Third Secret
The Third Secret

1964

as Alex Stedman

The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything

1959

as Mike Rice

Women in Hospital
Women in Hospital

1977

as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun

1957

as Euan Templeton

Seven Waves Away
Seven Waves Away

1957

as Will McKinley