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 Bravados
The Bravados

1958

as Bill Zachary

Shalako
Shalako

1968

as Bosky Fulton

Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder

1971

as The Preacher (uncredited)

The Fall of the Roman Empire
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Grant

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Oscar
The Oscar

1966

as Frank Fane

The Man Called Noon
The Man Called Noon

1973

as Rimes

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Patrick O'Reilly

Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus

1962

as Jules de Canouville

Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

as Sam Rawlins

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

1965

as Yamuga

The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything

1959

as Mike Rice

A Hill in Korea
A Hill in Korea

1956

as Pvt. Sims

Those Dirty Dogs!
Those Dirty Dogs!

1973

as Cpt. Chadwood Willer

The Night Heaven Fell
The Night Heaven Fell

1958

as Lambert

Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun

1957

as Euan Templeton

The Great Swindle
The Great Swindle

1971

as Arturo