Stephen Boyd

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 4, 1931

died

June 2, 1977

place of birth

Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Ben-Hur
7.9

Ben-Hur

1959as Messala
Fantastic Voyage
6.7

Fantastic Voyage

1966as Grant
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964as Livius
The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966as Nimrod
The Bravados
6.6

The Bravados

1958as Bill Zachary
Hannie Caulder
6.2

Hannie Caulder

1971as The Preacher (uncredited)
Genghis Khan
5.8

Genghis Khan

1965as Yamuga
The Man Who Never Was
7.0

The Man Who Never Was

1956as Patrick O'Reilly
Shalako
5.6

Shalako

1968as Bosky Fulton
The Oscar
5.0

The Oscar

1966as Frank Fane
A Hill in Korea
6.5

A Hill in Korea

1956as Pvt. Sims
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001as Self (archive footage)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.9

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966as Benson
Seven Waves Away
7.5

Seven Waves Away

1957as Will McKinley
Carter's Army
4.4

Carter's Army

1975as Capt. Beau Carter
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
6.3

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967as Peter Churchman
Imperial Venus
4.1

Imperial Venus

1962as Jules de Canouville
The Third Secret
6.2

The Third Secret

1964as Alex Stedman
The Best of Everything
6.3

The Best of Everything

1959as Mike Rice
The Squeeze
5.5

The Squeeze

1977as Vic
Marta
5.5

Marta

1971as Miguel
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
7.0

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975as Joe Rossiter
The Man Called Noon
5.9

The Man Called Noon

1973as Rimes
Island in the Sun
6.5

Island in the Sun

1957as Euan Templeton
Those Dirty Dogs!
6.8

Those Dirty Dogs!

1973as Cpt. Chadwood Willer
An Alligator Named Daisy
6.4

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955as Albert O'Shannon
The Big Gamble
6.0

The Big Gamble

1961as Vic Brennan
Woman Obsessed
6.6

Woman Obsessed

1959as Fred Carter
Key West
8.0

Key West

1973as Steve Cutler
Billy Rose's Jumbo
6.0

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962as Sam Rawlins
The Devil with Seven Faces
4.8

The Devil with Seven Faces

1971as Dave Barton
Assignment K
6.3

Assignment K

1968as Philip Scott
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
3.0

The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

1975as Hugo Graham
Montana Trap
6.3

Montana Trap

1976as Bill Ardisson
The Limping Man
5.4

The Limping Man

1953as Airport Traveller (Uncredited)
The Night Heaven Fell
5.0

The Night Heaven Fell

1958as Lambert
The Great Swindle
4.3

The Great Swindle

1971as Arturo
The Big Game
4.7

The Big Game

1973as Leyton van Dyk
Kill!
6.1

Kill!

1971as Brad Killian
The Inspector
7.1

The Inspector

1962as Peter Jongman
Lady Dracula
5.6

Lady Dracula

1977as Dracula
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022as Self - (archive footage)
The Left Hand of the Law
6.7

The Left Hand of the Law

1975as Lanza
Seven Thunders
5.5

Seven Thunders

1957as Dave
Lilacs in the Spring
6.0

Lilacs in the Spring

1954as Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
Women in Hospital
8.0

Women in Hospital

1977as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt
One Man Against the Organization
4.4

One Man Against the Organization

1975as Inspector Stephen McCormick
The Hands of Cormac Joyce
5.0

The Hands of Cormac Joyce

1972as Cormac Joyce
Black 13
7.0

Black 13

1953as Policeman (uncredited)
The Bible According to Hollywood
7.0

The Bible According to Hollywood

1994as Self