Stephen Boyd

    Stephen Boyd

    Acting

    July 4, 1931
    Died June 2, 1977 (45 years old)
    Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

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    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".  

    Known For

    Filmography

    Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

    Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

    2022

    as Self - (archive footage)

    2
    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    2001

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.3
    The Bible According to Hollywood

    The Bible According to Hollywood

    1994

    as Self

    7
    The Squeeze

    The Squeeze

    1977

    as Vic

    5.5
    Lady Dracula

    Lady Dracula

    1977

    as Dracula

    5.6
    Women in Hospital

    Women in Hospital

    1977

    as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

    8
    Hunter

    Hunter

    1977

    8.2
    Montana Trap

    Montana Trap

    1976

    as Bill Ardisson

    6.3
    Carter's Army

    Carter's Army

    1975

    as Capt. Beau Carter

    4.5
    The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

    The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

    1975

    as Hugo Graham

    3
    One Man Against the Organization

    One Man Against the Organization

    1975

    as Inspector Stephen McCormick

    4.4
    The Left Hand of the Law

    The Left Hand of the Law

    1975

    as Lanza

    6.8
    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    1975

    as Joe Rossiter

    7
    Those Dirty Dogs!

    Those Dirty Dogs!

    1973

    as Cpt. Chadwood Willer

    6.5
    The Man Called Noon

    The Man Called Noon

    1973

    as Rimes

    5.9
    The Big Game

    The Big Game

    1973

    as Leyton van Dyk

    4.7
    Key West

    Key West

    1973

    as Steve Cutler

    8
    One Billion for a Blonde

    One Billion for a Blonde

    1972

    as León Urrutía, joyero

    5.6
    The Hands of Cormac Joyce

    The Hands of Cormac Joyce

    1972

    as Cormac Joyce

    5

    Of Men and Women

    1972

    as Host

    The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

    1971

    as Arturo

    4.3
    Marta

    Marta

    1971

    as Miguel

    5.5
    The Devil with Seven Faces

    The Devil with Seven Faces

    1971

    as Dave Barton

    4.8
    Kill!

    Kill!

    1971

    as Brad Killian

    6.1
    African Story

    African Story

    1971

    as Arnold Tiller

    5.5
    Hannie Caulder

    Hannie Caulder

    1971

    as The Preacher (uncredited)

    6.2
    Once Upon a Wheel

    Once Upon a Wheel

    1971

    as Self

    7.3
    Slaves

    Slaves

    1969

    as MacKay

    6.3
    Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

    1969

    as Daniel Costigan

    7.2
    Shalako

    Shalako

    1968

    as Bosky Fulton

    5.6
    Assignment K

    Assignment K

    1968

    as Philip Scott

    6.3
    The Caper of the Golden Bulls

    The Caper of the Golden Bulls

    1967

    as Peter Churchman

    6.3
    Fantastic Voyage

    Fantastic Voyage

    1966

    as Grant

    6.7
    The Bible: In the Beginning...

    The Bible: In the Beginning...

    1966

    as Nimrod

    7.3
    The Oscar

    The Oscar

    1966

    as Frank Fane

    5.1
    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    1966

    as Benson

    6
    Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan

    1965

    as Yamuga

    5.7
    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    1964

    as Livius

    6.5
    The Third Secret

    The Third Secret

    1964

    as Alex Stedman

    6.2

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    5.9
    Billy Rose's Jumbo

    Billy Rose's Jumbo

    1962

    as Sam Rawlins

    6
    The Inspector

    The Inspector

    1962

    as Peter Jongman

    7.1
    Imperial Venus

    Imperial Venus

    1962

    as Jules de Canouville

    4.1
    The Big Gamble

    The Big Gamble

    1961

    as Vic Brennan

    6
    Ben-Hur

    Ben-Hur

    1959

    as Messala

    7.9
    The Best of Everything

    The Best of Everything

    1959

    as Mike Rice

    6.3
    Woman Obsessed

    Woman Obsessed

    1959

    as Fred Carter

    6.6
    The Bravados

    The Bravados

    1958

    as Bill Zachary

    6.6
    The Night Heaven Fell

    The Night Heaven Fell

    1958

    as Lambert

    5
    Island in the Sun

    Island in the Sun

    1957

    as Euan Templeton

    6.5
    Seven Waves Away

    Seven Waves Away

    1957

    as Will McKinley

    7.5
    Seven Thunders

    Seven Thunders

    1957

    as Dave

    5.5
    The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was

    1956

    as Patrick O'Reilly

    7
    A Hill in Korea

    A Hill in Korea

    1956

    as Pvt. Sims

    6.5
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    1956

    as Self

    6.4
    An Alligator Named Daisy

    An Alligator Named Daisy

    1955

    as Albert O'Shannon

    6.4
    Lilacs in the Spring

    Lilacs in the Spring

    1954

    as Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)

    6
    The Limping Man

    The Limping Man

    1953

    as Airport Traveller (Uncredited)

    5.4
    Black 13

    Black 13

    1953

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    7
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Bud Austin

    6.8
    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    1952

    as Self

    6.5
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Cormac Joyce

    8.8
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Winner

    7