Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

1931–1977 (aged 45)·Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

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".  

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34Credits4 TV · 30 films
1951–1977Years activefirst to latest
8.8 Highest ratedHallmark Hall of Fame
6.8 Average ratingacross 34 titles

Top TV shows 4best Stephen Boyd shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameCormac Joyce · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2Hunter posterHunter1 ep · 19778.2
  3. 3Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-ODaniel Costigan · 1 ep · 19687.2
  4. 4General Electric Theater posterGeneral Electric TheaterBud Austin · 1 ep · 19536.8

Top movies 30best Stephen Boyd movies

  1. 1Key West posterKey WestSteve Cutler · 19738.0
  2. 2Women in Hospital posterWomen in HospitalProf. Overhoff, Chefarzt · 19778.0
  3. 3Ben-Hur posterBen-HurMessala · 1959 · History7.9
  4. 4Seven Waves Away posterSeven Waves AwayWill McKinley · 19577.5
  5. 5The Bible: In the Beginning... posterThe Bible: In the Beginning...Nimrod · 19667.3
  6. 6The Inspector posterThe InspectorPeter Jongman · 19627.1
  7. 7The Man Who Never Was posterThe Man Who Never WasPatrick O'Reilly · 19567.0
  8. 8The Lives of Jenny Dolan posterThe Lives of Jenny DolanJoe Rossiter · 19757.0
  9. 9Black 13 posterBlack 13Policeman (uncredited) · 19537.0
  10. 10Those Dirty Dogs! posterThose Dirty Dogs!Cpt. Chadwood Willer · 19736.8
  11. 11Fantastic Voyage posterFantastic VoyageGrant · 19666.7
  12. 12The Left Hand of the Law posterThe Left Hand of the LawLanza · 19756.7
  13. 13The Bravados posterThe BravadosBill Zachary · 19586.6
  14. 14Woman Obsessed posterWoman ObsessedFred Carter · 19596.6
  15. 15The Fall of the Roman Empire posterThe Fall of the Roman EmpireLivius · 19646.5
  16. 16A Hill in Korea posterA Hill in KoreaPvt. Sims · 19566.5
  17. 17Island in the Sun posterIsland in the SunEuan Templeton · 19576.5
  18. 18An Alligator Named Daisy posterAn Alligator Named DaisyAlbert O'Shannon · 19556.4
  19. 19Assignment K posterAssignment KPhilip Scott · 19686.3
  20. 20The Best of Everything posterThe Best of EverythingMike Rice · 19596.3
  21. 21The Caper of the Golden Bulls posterThe Caper of the Golden BullsPeter Churchman · 19676.3
  22. 22Slaves posterSlavesMacKay · 19696.3
  23. 23Montana Trap posterMontana TrapBill Ardisson · 19766.3
  24. 24Hannie Caulder posterHannie CaulderThe Preacher (uncredited) · 19716.2
  25. 25The Third Secret posterThe Third SecretAlex Stedman · 19646.2
  26. 26Kill! posterKill!Brad Killian · 19716.1
  27. 27Billy Rose's Jumbo posterBilly Rose's JumboSam Rawlins · 19626.0
  28. 28Lilacs in the Spring posterLilacs in the SpringBeaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited) · 19546.0
  29. 29The Big Gamble posterThe Big GambleVic Brennan · 19616.0
  30. 30The Poppy Is Also a Flower posterThe Poppy Is Also a FlowerBenson · 19665.9

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