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

Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder

1971

as The Preacher (uncredited)

The Bible: In the Beginning...
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Grant

The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Bravados
The Bravados

1958

as Bill Zachary

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Patrick O'Reilly

Shalako
Shalako

1968

as Bosky Fulton

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

1965

as Yamuga

The Oscar
The Oscar

1966

as Frank Fane

A Hill in Korea
A Hill in Korea

1956

as Pvt. Sims

Woman Obsessed
Woman Obsessed

1959

as Fred Carter

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Third Secret
The Third Secret

1964

as Alex Stedman

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything

1959

as Mike Rice

Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus

1962

as Jules de Canouville

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

as Joe Rossiter

The Squeeze
The Squeeze

1977

as Vic

The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon

1973

as Rimes