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".
Movies & TV Shows
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Ben-Hur (1959) — Messala
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Fantastic Voyage (1966) — Grant
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The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) — Nimrod
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) — Livius
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Daniel Costigan
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The Bravados (1958) — Bill Zachary
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Hannie Caulder (1971) — The Preacher (uncredited)
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Shalako (1968) — Bosky Fulton
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The Man Who Never Was (1956) — Patrick O'Reilly
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Genghis Khan (1965) — Yamuga
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The Best of Everything (1959) — Mike Rice
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Kill! (1971) — Brad Killian
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The Third Secret (1964) — Alex Stedman
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
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Seven Waves Away (1957) — Will McKinley
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Island in the Sun (1957) — Euan Templeton
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The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) — Benson
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Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) — Sam Rawlins
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The Night Heaven Fell (1958) — Lambert
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The Man Called Noon (1973) — Rimes
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Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Winner
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The Limping Man (1953) — Airport Traveller (Uncredited)
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A Hill in Korea (1956) — Pvt. Sims
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The Devil with Seven Faces (1971) — Dave Barton
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The Squeeze (1977) — Vic
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The Oscar (1966) — Frank Fane
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Marta (1971) — Miguel
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Carter's Army (1975) — Capt. Beau Carter
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The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1975) — Hugo Graham
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) — Self (archive footage)
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Seven Thunders (1957) — Dave
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This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
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Woman Obsessed (1959) — Fred Carter
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The Inspector (1962) — Peter Jongman
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Lady Dracula (1977) — Dracula
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The Great Swindle (1971) — Arturo
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Assignment K (1968) — Philip Scott
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — Cormac Joyce
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
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An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) — Albert O'Shannon