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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-07-04

Day of Death

1977-06-02 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

Also Known As

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

Acting

Ben-Hur

1959

Ben-Hur

as

Messala

Fantastic Voyage

1966

Fantastic Voyage

as

Grant

Marta

1971

Marta

as

Miguel

The Great Swindle

1971

The Great Swindle

as

Arturo

Genghis Khan

1965

Genghis Khan

as

Yamuga

Carter's Army

1975

Carter's Army

as

Capt. Beau Carter

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

Billy Rose's Jumbo

as

Sam Rawlins

Island in the Sun

1957

Island in the Sun

as

Euan Templeton

The Man Who Never Was

1956

The Man Who Never Was

as

Patrick O'Reilly

The Bravados

1958

The Bravados

as

Bill Zachary

Shalako

1968

Shalako

as

Bosky Fulton

One Billion for a Blonde

1972

One Billion for a Blonde

as

León Urrutía, joyero

The Oscar

1966

The Oscar

as

Frank Fane

The Best of Everything

1959

The Best of Everything

as

Mike Rice

The Squeeze

1977

The Squeeze

as

Vic

The Third Secret

1964

The Third Secret

as

Alex Stedman

Abandon Ship

1957

Abandon Ship

as

Will McKinley

Those Dirty Dogs!

1973

Those Dirty Dogs!

as

Cpt. Chadwood Willer

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

The Limping Man

1953

The Limping Man

as

Airport Traveller (Uncredited)

Seven Thunders

1957

Seven Thunders

as

Dave

One Man Against the Organization

1975

One Man Against the Organization

as

Inspector Stephen McCormick

The Inspector

1962

The Inspector

as

Peter Jongman

Assignment K

1968

Assignment K

as

Philip Scott

Woman Obsessed

1959

Woman Obsessed

as

Fred Carter

Kill!

1971

Kill!

as

Brad Killian

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955

An Alligator Named Daisy

as

Albert O'Shannon

Lady Dracula

1977

Lady Dracula

as

Dracula

Montana Trap

1976

Montana Trap

as

Bill Ardisson

The Big Game

1973

The Big Game

as

Leyton van Dyk

Imperial Venus

1962

Imperial Venus

as

Jules de Canouville

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

as

Peter Churchman

The Big Gamble

1961

The Big Gamble

as

Vic Brennan

African Story

1971

African Story

as

Arnold Tiller

Women in Hospital

1977

Women in Hospital

as

Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

Black 13

1953

Black 13

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Hannie Caulder

1971

Hannie Caulder

as

The Preacher (uncredited)

A Hill in Korea

1956

A Hill in Korea

as

Pvt. Sims

Slaves

1969

Slaves

as

MacKay

The Hands of Cormac Joyce

1972

The Hands of Cormac Joyce

as

Cormac Joyce

Key West

1973

Key West

as

Steve Cutler

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as

Joe Rossiter

Lilacs in the Spring

1954

Lilacs in the Spring

as

Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Daniel Costigan

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Cormac Joyce

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Production

Crew

Directing