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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-06-04

Day of Death

1972-09-12 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Hendrysburg, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Bill Boyd

Hopalong Cassidy

William Lawrence Boyd

Уильям Бойд

Вильям Бойд

William Boyd

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd was born in Hendrysburg, Ohio, and reared in Cambridge, Ohio and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of a day laborer, Charles William Boyd, and his wife, the former Lida Wilkens (aka Lyda). Following his father's death, he moved to California and worked as an orange picker, surveyor, tool dresser and auto salesman. In Hollywood, he found work as an extra in Why Change Your Wife? and other films. During World War I, he enlisted in the army but was exempt from military service because of a "weak heart". More prominent film roles followed, including his breakout role as Jack Moreland in Cecil B. DeMille's The Road to Yesterday (1925) which starred also Joseph Schildkraut, Jetta Goudal, and Vera Reynolds. Boyd's performance in the film was praised by critics, while movie-goers were equally impressed by his easy charm, charisma, and intense good-looks. Due to Boyd's growing popularity, DeMille soon cast him as the leading man in the highly acclaimed silent drama film, The Volga Boatman. Boyd's role as Feodor blew critics away, and with Boyd now firmly established as a matinee idol and romantic leading man, he began earning an annual salary of $100,000. He acted in DeMille's extravaganza The King of Kings (in which he played Simon of Cyrene, helping Jesus carry the cross) and DeMille's Skyscraper (1928). He then appeared in D.W. Griffith's Lady of the Pavements (1929). Radio Pictures ended Boyd's contract in 1931 when his picture was mistakenly run in a newspaper story about the arrest of another actor, William "Stage" Boyd, on gambling and liquor charges. Although the newspaper apologized, explaining the mistake in the following day's newspaper, Boyd said, "The damage was already done." William "Stage" Boyd died in 1935, the same year William L. Boyd became Hopalong Cassidy, the role that led to his enduring fame. But at the time in 1931, Boyd was virtually broke and without a job, and for a few years he was credited in films as "Bill Boyd" to prevent being mistaken for the other William Boyd.

Known For

Hollywood

Hollywood

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Acting

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage)

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

as

(archive footage)

Bobbed Hair

1922

Bobbed Hair

as

Dick Barton

The Temple of Venus

1923

The Temple of Venus

as

Stanley Dale

Enemies of Children

1923

Enemies of Children

as

Sidney Godfrey

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

William Boyd

After the Show

1921

After the Show

as

(uncredited)

The Big Gamble

1931

The Big Gamble

as

Alan Beckwith

The Volga Boatman

1926

The Volga Boatman

as

Feodor

Forty Winks

1925

Forty Winks

as

Lt. Gerald Hugh Butterworth

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

as

William Boyd

Lucky Devils

1933

Lucky Devils

as

Skipper Clark

Border Patrol

1943

Border Patrol

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Doomed Caravan

1941

Doomed Caravan

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Fool's Gold

1946

Fool's Gold

as

Hopalong Cassidy

The Devil's Playground

1946

The Devil's Playground

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Forty Thieves

1944

Forty Thieves

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Sinister Journey

1948

Sinister Journey

as

Hopalong Cassidy

False Colors

1943

False Colors

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Riders of the Timberline

1941

Riders of the Timberline

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Leather Burners

1943

Leather Burners

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Stagecoach War

1940

Stagecoach War

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Borrowed Trouble

1948

Borrowed Trouble

as

Hopalong Cassidy

In Old Colorado

1941

In Old Colorado

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hidden Gold

1940

Hidden Gold

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Pirates on Horseback

1941

Pirates on Horseback

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Dangerous Venture

1947

Dangerous Venture

as

Hopalong Cassidy

The Showdown

1940

The Showdown

as

Hopalong Cassidy

False Paradise

1948

False Paradise

as

William "Hopalong" Cassidy

Riders of the Deadline

1943

Riders of the Deadline

as

Ranger William "Hopalong" Cassidy

Unexpected Guest

1947

Unexpected Guest

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Three Men from Texas

1940

Three Men from Texas

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Secret of the Wastelands

1941

Secret of the Wastelands

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Colt Comrades

1943

Colt Comrades

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Undercover Man

1942

Undercover Man

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Stick to Your Guns

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Silent Conflict

1948

Silent Conflict

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hoppy's Holiday

1947

Hoppy's Holiday

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Texas Masquerade

1944

Texas Masquerade

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Twilight on the Trail

1941

Twilight on the Trail

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943

Hoppy Serves a Writ

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Mystery Man

1944

Mystery Man

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Strange Gamble

1948

Strange Gamble

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Border Vigilantes

1941

Border Vigilantes

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Wide Open Town

1941

Wide Open Town

as

Hopalong Cassidy

The Dead Don't Dream

1948

The Dead Don't Dream

as

Hopalong Cassidy

The Marauders

1947

The Marauders

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Lost Canyon

1942

Lost Canyon

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Outlaws of the Desert

1941

Outlaws of the Desert

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Bar 20

1943

Bar 20

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Range War

1939

Range War

as

Hopalong Cassidy

The Eagle's Brood

1935

The Eagle's Brood

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Bar 20 Justice

1938

Bar 20 Justice

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Renegade Trail

1939

Renegade Trail

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Pride of the West

1938

Pride of the West

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Law of the Pampas

1939

Law of the Pampas

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Santa Fe Marshal

1940

Santa Fe Marshal

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Lumberjack

1944

Lumberjack

as

Hopalong Cassidy

The Frontiersmen

1938

The Frontiersmen

as

Hopalong Cassidy

In Old Mexico

1938

In Old Mexico

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Sunset Trail

1939

Sunset Trail

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Silver on the Sage

1939

Silver on the Sage

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Partners of the Plains

1938

Partners of the Plains

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Rides Again

1937

Hopalong Rides Again

as

Hopalong Cassidy

North of the Rio Grande

1937

North of the Rio Grande

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Three on the Trail

1936

Three on the Trail

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Heart of the West

1936

Heart of the West

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Texas Trail

1937

Texas Trail

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Call of the Prairie

1936

Call of the Prairie

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Rustlers' Valley

1937

Rustlers' Valley

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935

Hop-a-long Cassidy

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Cassidy of Bar 20

1938

Cassidy of Bar 20

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Borderland

1937

Borderland

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935

Bar 20 Rides Again

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Heart of Arizona

1938

Heart of Arizona

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Trail Dust

1936

Trail Dust

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hills of Old Wyoming

1937

Hills of Old Wyoming

as

Hopalong Cassidy

New Lives for Old

1925

New Lives for Old

as

Soldier (uncredited)

A Wise Fool

1921

A Wise Fool

as

Gerard Fynes

Manslaughter

1922

Manslaughter

as

(uncredited)

Emergency Call

1933

Emergency Call

as

Joe Bradley

The Midshipman

1925

The Midshipman

as

Spud

The Yankee Clipper

1927

The Yankee Clipper

as

Hal Winslow

High Voltage

1929

High Voltage

as

Bill

The Cop

1928

The Cop

as

Pete Smith

The Road to Yesterday

1925

The Road to Yesterday

as

Jack Moreland

Brewster's Millions

1921

Brewster's Millions

as

Harrison

Carnival Boat

1932

Carnival Boat

as

Buck Gannon

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Port of Lost Dreams

as

Lars Christensen

The Flying Fool

1929

The Flying Fool

as

Bill Taylor

Suicide Fleet

1931

Suicide Fleet

as

Baltimore

Go-Get-'Em, Haines

1936

Go-Get-'Em, Haines

as

Steve Haines

The Six Best Cellars

1920

The Six Best Cellars

as

Holsappel (uncredited)

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as

(archive footage)

Cheaters

1934

Cheaters

as

Steve Morris

Men Of America

1932

Men Of America

as

Jim Parker

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

The Affairs of Anatol

1921

The Affairs of Anatol

as

Guest

Officer O'Brien

1930

Officer O'Brien

as

Bill O'Brien

Beyond Victory

1931

Beyond Victory

as

Bill Thatcher

The Painted Desert

1931

The Painted Desert

as

Bill Holbrook

Nice People

1922

Nice People

as

Oliver Comstock

Land of Liberty

1939

Land of Liberty

as

(archive footage)

Dress Parade

1927

Dress Parade

as

Vic Donovan

The Night Flyer

1928

The Night Flyer

as

Jimmy Bradley

Skyscraper

1928

Skyscraper

as

Blondy

Two Arabian Knights

1927

Two Arabian Knights

as

Daingerfield Phelps

The King of Kings

1927

The King of Kings

as

Simon Of Cyrene

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

Moran of the Lady Letty

as

Ramon's Friend at Homecoming

Racing Luck

1935

Racing Luck

as

Dan Morgan

Feet of Clay

1924

Feet of Clay

as

Young Society Man (uncredited)

The Young Rajah

1922

The Young Rajah

as

Stephen Van Kovert

Saturday Night

1922

Saturday Night

as

Party Guest

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as

Self (archive footage)

Lady of the Pavements

1929

Lady of the Pavements

as

Karl Von Arnim

Forbidden Fruit

1921

Forbidden Fruit

as

Billiards Player

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage)

His First Command

1929

His First Command

as

Terry Culver

Burning Gold

1936

Burning Gold

as

Jim Thornton

Federal Agent

1936

Federal Agent

as

Bob Woods

On the High Seas

1922

On the High Seas

as

Dick Deveraux

Her Man o' War

1926

Her Man o' War

as

Jim Sanderson

Old Wives for New

1918

Old Wives for New

as

(uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)

Michael O'Halloran

1923

Michael O'Halloran

as

Douglas Bruce

Something to Think About

1920

Something to Think About

as

(uncredited)

Flaming Gold

1932

Flaming Gold

as

Dan Manton

Power

1928

Power

as

Husky

Changing Husbands

1924

Changing Husbands

as

Conrad Bardshaw

The Leatherneck

1929

The Leatherneck

as

William Calhoun

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as

Self (archive footage)

Tarnish

1924

Tarnish

as

Bill

Eve's Leaves

1926

Eve's Leaves

as

Bill Stanley

Little Smokey

1953

Little Smokey

as

Hopalong Cassidy

A City Sparrow

1920

A City Sparrow

as

Hughie Ray

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

1921

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

as

Robert V. Courtney

Was He Guilty?

1919

Was He Guilty?

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Western von gestern

Western von gestern

as

Bill Holbrook (archive footage)

Production

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

as

Crew

Directing

Men Of America

1932

Men Of America

as