
Stephen Boyd
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-07-04 in Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
Died
1977-06-02
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".
Most Known For

Hawaii Five-O
as Daniel Costigan

What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self

Ben-Hur
as Messala

This Is Your Life
as Self

Shalako
as Bosky Fulton

Kill!
as Brad Killian

Hunter

Hannie Caulder
as The Preacher (uncredited)

Woman Obsessed
as Fred Carter

The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Nimrod

Imperial Venus
as Jules de Canouville

The Oscar
as Frank Fane

The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Livius

Women in Hospital
as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

Fantastic Voyage
as Grant

Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cormac Joyce

The Man Who Never Was
as Patrick O'Reilly

The Bravados
as Bill Zachary