Stephen Boyd

Jul 04, 1931 - Jun 02, 1977 (45 years old) in 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".

Known For

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Hawaii Five-O

Daniel Costigan

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What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

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This Is Your Life

Self

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Ben-Hur

Messala

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

Cormac Joyce

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General Electric Theater

Bud Austin

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Carter's Army

Capt. Beau Carter

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The Fall of the Roman Empire

Livius

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Fantastic Voyage

Grant

Credits

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 2001

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.2
The Bible According to Hollywood 1994

Self

★ 6
Women in Hospital 1977

Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt

★ NR
The Squeeze 1977

Vic

★ 5.8
Lady Dracula 1977

Dracula

★ 5.4
Hunter 1977

★ 8
Montana Trap 1976

Bill Ardisson

★ 5
One Man Against the Organization 1975

Inspector Stephen McCormick

★ 4.3
The Lives of Jenny Dolan 1975

Joe Rossiter

★ NR
The Left Hand of the Law 1975

Lanza

★ 6
Carter's Army 1975

Capt. Beau Carter

★ 4.3
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef 1975

Hugo Graham

★ 2.8
Key West 1973

Steve Cutler

★ 6
The Man Called Noon 1973

Rimes

★ 5.9
The Big Game 1973

Leyton van Dyk

★ 3.5
Those Dirty Dogs! 1973

Cpt. Chadwood Willer

★ 5.7
The Hands of Cormac Joyce 1972

Cormac Joyce

★ 5
One Billion for a Blonde 1972

León Urrutía, joyero

★ 6
Kill! 1971

Brad Killian

★ 6.3
The Devil with Seven Faces 1971

Dave Barton

★ 4.7
Hannie Caulder 1971

The Preacher (uncredited)

★ 6.3
African Story 1971

Arnold Tiller

★ 4.7
Marta 1971

Miguel

★ 5.5
The Great Swindle 1971

Arturo

★ 4.4
Slaves 1969

MacKay

★ 5.7
Shalako 1968

Bosky Fulton

★ 5.7
Hawaii Five-O 1968

Daniel Costigan

★ 7.1
Assignment K 1968

Philip Scott

★ 6
The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967

Peter Churchman

★ 5.6
The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966

Nimrod

★ 7.3
Fantastic Voyage 1966

Grant

★ 6.7
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966

Benson

★ 5.8
The Oscar 1966

Frank Fane

★ 5.1
Genghis Khan 1965

Yamuga

★ 5.9
The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964

Livius

★ 6.5
The Third Secret 1964

Alex Stedman

★ 6.1
Imperial Venus 1962

Jules de Canouville

★ 3.7
Billy Rose's Jumbo 1962

Sam Rawlins

★ 5.6
The Inspector 1962

Peter Jongman

★ 6.7
The Big Gamble 1961

Vic Brennan

★ 5.7
Ben-Hur 1959

Messala

★ 7.9
The Best of Everything 1959

Mike Rice

★ 6.4
Woman Obsessed 1959

Fred Carter

★ 6.5
The Bravados 1958

Bill Zachary

★ 6.5
The Night Heaven Fell 1958

Lambert

★ 4.9
Seven Thunders 1957

Dave

★ 5.5
Island in the Sun 1957

Euan Templeton

★ 6.7
Abandon Ship 1957

Will McKinley

★ 7.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956

Self

★ 6
A Hill in Korea 1956

Pvt. Sims

★ 6.6
The Man Who Never Was 1956

Patrick O'Reilly

★ 7
An Alligator Named Daisy 1955

Albert O'Shannon

★ 6.2
Lilacs in the Spring 1954

Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)

★ 5.5
The Limping Man 1953

Airport Traveller (Uncredited)

★ 5.2
Black 13 1953

Policeman (uncredited)

★ NR
General Electric Theater 1953

Bud Austin

★ 6.3
This Is Your Life 1952

Self

★ 6.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Cormac Joyce

★ 8.6
What's My Line? 1950

Self - Mystery Guest

★ 6.9