Stephen Boyd
Born: 1931-07-04
• Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
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".
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
The Bible According to Hollywood
Women in Hospital
The Squeeze
Lady Dracula
Montana Trap
One Man Against the Organization
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Left Hand of the Law
Carter's Army
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
Key West
The Man Called Noon
The Big Game
Those Dirty Dogs!
No Image
Of Men and Women
The Hands of Cormac Joyce
One Billion for a Blonde
Kill!
The Devil with Seven Faces
Hannie Caulder
African Story
Marta
The Great Swindle
Slaves
Shalako
Assignment K
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Fantastic Voyage
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Oscar
Genghis Khan
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Third Secret
Imperial Venus
Billy Rose's Jumbo
The Inspector
The Big Gamble
Ben-Hur
The Best of Everything
Woman Obsessed
The Bravados
The Night Heaven Fell
Seven Thunders
Island in the Sun
Seven Waves Away
A Hill in Korea
The Man Who Never Was
An Alligator Named Daisy
Lilacs in the Spring
Black 13
The Limping Man