Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 4, 1931
Place of Birth:
Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
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Stephen Boyd
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".
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | The Bible According to Hollywood | Self |
| 1977 | The Squeeze | Vic |
| 1977 | Lady Dracula | Dracula |
| 1977 | Women in Hospital | Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt |
| 1976 | Montana Trap | Bill Ardisson |
| 1975 | Carter's Army | Capt. Beau Carter |
| 1975 | The Treasure of Jamaica Reef | Hugo Graham |
| 1975 | One Man Against the Organization | Inspector Stephen McCormick |
| 1975 | The Left Hand of the Law | Lanza |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Joe Rossiter |
| 1973 | Those Dirty Dogs! | Cpt. Chadwood Willer |
| 1973 | The Man Called Noon | Rimes |
| 1973 | The Big Game | Leyton van Dyk |
| 1973 | Key West | Steve Cutler |
| 1972 | One Billion for a Blonde | León Urrutía, joyero |
| 1972 | The Hands of Cormac Joyce | Cormac Joyce |
| 1971 | Marta | Miguel |
| 1971 | The Great Swindle | Arturo |
| 1971 | The Devil with Seven Faces | Dave Barton |
| 1971 | Kill! | Brad Killian |
| 1971 | African Story | Arnold Tiller |
| 1971 | Hannie Caulder | The Preacher (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Slaves | MacKay |
| 1968 | Shalako | Bosky Fulton |
| 1968 | Assignment K | Philip Scott |
| 1967 | The Caper of the Golden Bulls | Peter Churchman |
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage | Grant |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Nimrod |
| 1966 | The Oscar | Frank Fane |
| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Benson |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Yamuga |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire | Livius |
| 1964 | The Third Secret | Alex Stedman |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumbo | Sam Rawlins |
| 1962 | The Inspector | Peter Jongman |
| 1962 | Imperial Venus | Jules de Canouville |
| 1961 | The Big Gamble | Vic Brennan |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Messala |
| 1959 | The Best of Everything | Mike Rice |
| 1959 | Woman Obsessed | Fred Carter |
| 1958 | The Bravados | Bill Zachary |
| 1958 | The Night Heaven Fell | Lambert |
| 1957 | Island in the Sun | Euan Templeton |
| 1957 | Abandon Ship | Will McKinley |
| 1957 | Seven Thunders | Dave |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Patrick O'Reilly |
| 1956 | A Hill in Korea | Pvt. Sims |
| 1955 | An Alligator Named Daisy | Albert O'Shannon |
| 1954 | Lilacs in the Spring | Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Limping Man | Airport Traveller (Uncredited) |
| 1953 | Black 13 | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Hunter | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Daniel Costigan |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Bud Austin |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Cormac Joyce |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |