Stephen Boyd

Born: 1931-07-04, Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

Died: 1977-06-02

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".

Filmography

• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• Fantastic Voyage (1966)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
• Shalako (1968)
• The Oscar (1966)
• Hannie Caulder (1971)
• The Best of Everything (1959)
• The Bravados (1958)
• Venere imperiale (1962)
• Woman Obsessed (1959)
• Kill! (1971)
• Frauenstation (1977)
• Seven Waves Away (1957)
• Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
• Slaves (1969)
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
• Assignment K (1968)
• A Hill in Korea (1956)
• Un hombre llamado Noon (1973)
• Potato Fritz (1976)
• Il diavolo a sette facce (1971)
• Island in the Sun (1957)
• Carter's Army (1975)
• An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
• Les Bijoutiers du clair de lune (1958)
• Seven Thunders (1957)
• The Third Secret (1964)
• Campa carogna... la taglia cresce (1973)