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Stephen Boyd

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 4, 1931 (95 years old)

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

Acting
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1994The Bible According to HollywoodSelf
1977The SqueezeVic
1977Lady DraculaDracula
1977Women in HospitalProf. Overhoff, Chefarzt
1977Hunter
1976Montana TrapBill Ardisson
1975Carter's ArmyCapt. Beau Carter
1975The Treasure of Jamaica ReefHugo Graham
1975One Man Against the OrganizationInspector Stephen McCormick
1975The Left Hand of the LawLanza
1975The Lives of Jenny DolanJoe Rossiter
1973Those Dirty Dogs!Cpt. Chadwood Willer
1973The Man Called NoonRimes
1973The Big GameLeyton van Dyk
1973Key WestSteve Cutler
1972One Billion for a BlondeLeón Urrutía, joyero
1972The Hands of Cormac JoyceCormac Joyce
1972Of Men and WomenHost
1971MartaMiguel
1971The Great SwindleArturo
1971The Devil with Seven FacesDave Barton
1971Kill!Brad Killian
1971African StoryArnold Tiller
1971Hannie CaulderThe Preacher (uncredited)
1971Once Upon a WheelSelf
1969SlavesMacKay
1968ShalakoBosky Fulton
1968Assignment KPhilip Scott
1968Hawaii Five-ODaniel Costigan
1967The Caper of the Golden BullsPeter Churchman
1966Fantastic VoyageGrant
1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Nimrod
1966The OscarFrank Fane
1966The Poppy Is Also a FlowerBenson
1965Genghis KhanYamuga
1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireLivius
1964The Third SecretAlex Stedman
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1962Billy Rose's JumboSam Rawlins
1962The InspectorPeter Jongman
1962Imperial VenusJules de Canouville
1961The Big GambleVic Brennan
1959Ben-HurMessala
1959The Best of EverythingMike Rice
1959Woman ObsessedFred Carter
1958The BravadosBill Zachary
1958The Night Heaven FellLambert
1957Island in the SunEuan Templeton
1957Seven Waves AwayWill McKinley
1957Seven ThundersDave
1956The Man Who Never WasPatrick O'Reilly
1956A Hill in KoreaPvt. Sims
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1955An Alligator Named DaisyAlbert O'Shannon
1954Lilacs in the SpringBeaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
1953The Limping ManAirport Traveller (Uncredited)
1953Black 13Policeman (uncredited)
1953General Electric TheaterBud Austin
1952This Is Your LifeSelf
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCormac Joyce
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Winner