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Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Acting1931Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

Biography

Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 193 – 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".

 

Acting History

2001
1977
Lady Dracula
as Dracula
Women in Hospital
as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Daniel Costigan1 eps
1976
Montana Trap
as Bill Ardisson
1975
Carter's Army
as Capt. Beau Carter
One Man Against the Organization
as Inspector Stephen McCormick
1973
Those Dirty Dogs!
as Cpt. Chadwood Willer
The Big Game
as Leyton van Dyk
1972
One Billion for a Blonde
as León Urrutía, joyero
1971
Marta
as Miguel
Kill!
as Brad Killian
Hannie Caulder
as The Preacher (uncredited)
African Story
as Arnold Tiller
1968
Shalako
as Bosky Fulton
Assignment K
as Philip Scott
1967
1965
Genghis Khan
as Yamuga
1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo
as Sam Rawlins
Imperial Venus
as Jules de Canouville
The Inspector
as Peter Jongman
General Electric Theater
TVas Bud Austin1 eps
1961
The Big Gamble
as Vic Brennan
1960
This Is Your Life
TVas Self2 eps
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TVas Self2 eps
1959
Ben-Hur
as Messala
Woman Obsessed
as Fred Carter
1958
The Bravados
as Bill Zachary
1957
Seven Waves Away
as Will McKinley
1956
The Man Who Never Was
as Patrick O'Reilly
A Hill in Korea
as Pvt. Sims
1955
An Alligator Named Daisy
as Albert O'Shannon
1954
Lilacs in the Spring
as Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
1953
The Limping Man
as Airport Traveller (Uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/4/1931
Day of Death
6/2/1977
Place of Birth
Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK