Stephen Boyd

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".
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1931-07-04 · Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
- Died
- 1977-06-02
Known for
- Ben-Hur (1959) — Messala
- Fantastic Voyage (1966) — Grant
- The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) — Nimrod
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) — Livius
- Hawaii Five-O (1969) — Daniel Costigan
- The Bravados (1958) — Bill Zachary
- Hannie Caulder (1971) — The Preacher (uncredited)
- Shalako (1968) — Bosky Fulton
- The Man Who Never Was (1956) — Patrick O'Reilly
- Genghis Khan (1965) — Yamuga
- The Best of Everything (1959) — Mike Rice
- Kill! (1971) — Brad Killian
- The Third Secret (1964) — Alex Stedman
- What's My Line? (1950) — Self
- Seven Waves Away (1957) — Will McKinley
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) — Benson