Stephen Boyd
Known for Acting
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
Ben-Hur
1959
as Messala
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
as Nimrod
Hannie Caulder
1971
as The Preacher (uncredited)
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Livius
The Bravados
1958
as Bill Zachary
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Patrick O'Reilly
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Grant
Genghis Khan
1965
as Yamuga
Shalako
1968
as Bosky Fulton
The Best of Everything
1959
as Mike Rice
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
as Sam Rawlins
Assignment K
1968
as Philip Scott
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Benson
Kill!
1971
as Brad Killian
Seven Waves Away
1957
as Will McKinley
Island in the Sun
1957
as Euan Templeton
The Third Secret
1964
as Alex Stedman
The Oscar
1966
as Frank Fane
A Hill in Korea
1956
as Pvt. Sims
The Man Called Noon
1973
as Rimes