Stephen Boyd
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1931-07-04 – 1977-06-02
Place of birth: Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
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". Â
Known for
Ben-Hur
1959Messala
Fantastic Voyage
1966Grant
Marta
1971Miguel
The Great Swindle
1971Arturo
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966Nimrod
Genghis Khan
1965Yamuga
Carter's Army
1975Capt. Beau Carter
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962Sam Rawlins
Island in the Sun
1957Euan Templeton
The Man Who Never Was
1956Patrick O'Reilly
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
1975Hugo Graham
The Bravados
1958Bill Zachary
Shalako
1968Bosky Fulton
The Night Heaven Fell
1958Lambert
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964Livius
One Billion for a Blonde
1972León UrrutÃa, joyero
The Oscar
1966Frank Fane
The Best of Everything
1959Mike Rice
The Devil with Seven Faces
1971Dave Barton