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Stephen Boyd

Acting
45 years oldGlengormley, 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".  

Personal Details

Born
July 4, 1931 - June 2, 1977 (age 45)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
Known For
Acting

Movies (46)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

2022

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2001

The Bible According to Hollywood
6.0

The Bible According to Hollywood

as Self

1994

Women in Hospital

Women in Hospital

as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

1977

The Squeeze
5.4

The Squeeze

as Vic

1977

Lady Dracula
5.4

Lady Dracula

as Dracula

1977

Montana Trap
5.0

Montana Trap

as Bill Ardisson

1976

One Man Against the Organization
3.8

One Man Against the Organization

as Inspector Stephen McCormick

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Joe Rossiter

1975

The Left Hand of the Law
6.0

The Left Hand of the Law

as Lanza

1975

Carter's Army
4.0

Carter's Army

as Capt. Beau Carter

1975

The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
2.5

The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

as Hugo Graham

1975

Key West
6.0

Key West

as Steve Cutler

1973

The Man Called Noon
5.8

The Man Called Noon

as Rimes

1973

The Big Game
3.5

The Big Game

as Leyton van Dyk

1973

Those Dirty Dogs!
5.7

Those Dirty Dogs!

as Cpt. Chadwood Willer

1973

The Hands of Cormac Joyce
5.0

The Hands of Cormac Joyce

as Cormac Joyce

1972

One Billion for a Blonde
4.8

One Billion for a Blonde

as León Urrutía, joyero

1972

Kill!
6.0

Kill!

as Brad Killian

1971

The Devil with Seven Faces
4.6

The Devil with Seven Faces

as Dave Barton

1971

Hannie Caulder
6.2

Hannie Caulder

as The Preacher (uncredited)

1971

African Story
4.7

African Story

as Arnold Tiller

1971

Marta
5.2

Marta

as Miguel

1971

The Great Swindle
4.0

The Great Swindle

as Arturo

1971

Slaves
5.7

Slaves

as MacKay

1969

Shalako
5.7

Shalako

as Bosky Fulton

1968

Assignment K
5.9

Assignment K

as Philip Scott

1968

The Caper of the Golden Bulls
5.8

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

as Peter Churchman

1967

The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...

as Nimrod

1966

Fantastic Voyage
6.7

Fantastic Voyage

as Grant

1966

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.8

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as Benson

1966

The Oscar
4.8

The Oscar

as Frank Fane

1966

Genghis Khan
5.8

Genghis Khan

as Yamuga

1965

The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Livius

1964

The Third Secret
6.1

The Third Secret

as Alex Stedman

1964

Imperial Venus
3.3

Imperial Venus

as Jules de Canouville

1962

Billy Rose's Jumbo
5.8

Billy Rose's Jumbo

as Sam Rawlins

1962

The Inspector
7.0

The Inspector

as Peter Jongman

1962

The Big Gamble
5.7

The Big Gamble

as Vic Brennan

1961

Ben-Hur
7.9

Ben-Hur

as Messala

1959

The Best of Everything
6.3

The Best of Everything

as Mike Rice

1959

Woman Obsessed
6.3

Woman Obsessed

as Fred Carter

1959

The Bravados
6.6

The Bravados

as Bill Zachary

1958

The Night Heaven Fell
4.8

The Night Heaven Fell

as Lambert

1958

Seven Thunders
5.2

Seven Thunders

as Dave

1957

Island in the Sun
6.6

Island in the Sun

as Euan Templeton

1957

TV Shows (4)