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Stephen Boyd

Actor | * 07/04/1931 († 45, 06/02/1977) | Glengormley, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor. He appeared in some 60 films, most notably as the villainous Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). He also appeared, sometimes as a hero and sometimes as a malefactor, in the major big-screen productions The Night Heaven Fell (1958), The Bravados (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), Imperial Venus (1962), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Genghis Khan (1965), ()
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Stephen Boyd, born William Millar, 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"..

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Stephen Boyd

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
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Movies with Stephen Boyd as Actor(52)

as Self (archive footage)2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt1977 Women in Hospital
as Vic1977 The Squeeze
as Dracula1977 Lady Dracula
as Bill Ardisson1976 Montana Trap
as Inspector Stephen McCormick1975 One Man Against the Organization
as Hugo Graham1975 The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
as Joe Rossiter1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Rimes1973 The Man Called Noon
as Cpt. Chadwood Willer1973 Those Dirty Dogs!
as Steve Cutler1973 Key West
as Leyton van Dyk1973 The Big Game
as León Urrutía, joyero1972 One Billion for a Blonde
as Cormac Joyce1972 The Hands of Cormac Joyce
as The Preacher (uncredited)1971 Hannie Caulder
as Brad Killian1971 Kill!
as Miguel1971 Marta
as Arturo1971 The Great Swindle
as Dave Barton1971 The Devil with Seven Faces
as Arnold Tiller1971 African Story
as Capt. Beau Carter1970 Carter's Army
as MacKay1969 Slaves
as Bosky Fulton1968 Shalako
as Philip Scott1968 Assignment K
as Peter Churchman1967 The Caper of the Golden Bulls
as Grant1966 Fantastic Voyage
as Frank Fane1966 The Oscar
as Yamuga1965 Genghis Khan
as Alex Stedman1964 The Third Secret
as Sam Rawlins1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo
as Jules de Canouville1962 Imperial Venus
as Peter Jongman1962 The Inspector
as Vic Brennan1961 The Big Gamble
as Fred Carter1959 Woman Obsessed
as Mike Rice1959 The Best of Everything
as Messala1959 Ben-Hur
as Lambert1958 The Night Heaven Fell
as Bill Zachary1958 The Bravados
as Dave1957 Seven Thunders
as Will McKinley1957 Abandon Ship
as Euan Templeton1957 Island in the Sun
as Patrick O'Reilly1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Pvt. Sims1956 A Hill in Korea
as Albert O'Shannon1955 An Alligator Named Daisy
as Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)1954 Lilacs in the Spring
as Policeman (uncredited)1953 Black 13
as Airport Traveller (Uncredited)1953 The Limping Man

TV Shows/Series with Stephen Boyd as Actor(9)

1977 Hunter
as Daniel Costigan1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Bud Austin1953 GE Theater
as himself1952 This Is Your Life
as Cormac Joyce1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?

Full Name: Stephen Boyd
Born: Saturday, 07/04 1931 (July) in Glengormley, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 06/02 1977 (June) in Northridge (aged: 45)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Ballyclare High School
Other names for Stephen Boyd (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Millar"
Stephen Boyd frequently works together with these people:
Maurice Evans (15x, Actor)
Greer Garson (10x, Actress)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Milton Selzer (10x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (9x, Actor)
Ralph Bellamy (8x, Actor)
Soon-Tek Oh (8x, Actor)
David Wayne (8x, Actor)
Vera Miles (7x, Actress)
Ricardo Montalban (7x, Actor)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
James Mason (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10122, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024