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

Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage

1966

as Grant

Shalako
Shalako

1968

as Bosky Fulton

The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder

1971

as The Preacher (uncredited)

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

1965

as Yamuga

The Bravados
The Bravados

1958

as Bill Zachary

Assignment K
Assignment K

1968

as Philip Scott

Women in Hospital
Women in Hospital

1977

as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

The Oscar
The Oscar

1966

as Frank Fane

Slaves
Slaves

1969

as MacKay

Black 13
Black 13

1953

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Patrick O'Reilly

Imperial Venus
Imperial Venus

1962

as Jules de Canouville

Seven Thunders
Seven Thunders

1957

as Dave

The Inspector
The Inspector

1962

as Peter Jongman

Kill!
Kill!

1971

as Brad Killian

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Third Secret
The Third Secret

1964

as Alex Stedman