Stephen Boyd

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".  

Known For

Golden Globe Awards

Hawaii Five-O

What's My Line?

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Ben-Hur

This Is Your Life

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hunter

All Movies (54)

• Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022 · as Self - (archive footage)
• Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Bible According to Hollywood1994 · as Self
• Women in Hospital1977 · as Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt
• The Squeeze1977 · as Vic
• Lady Dracula1977 · as Dracula
• Montana Trap1976 · as Bill Ardisson
• One Man Against the Organization1975 · as Inspector Stephen McCormick
• The Lives of Jenny Dolan1975 · as Joe Rossiter
• The Left Hand of the Law1975 · as Lanza
• Carter's Army1975 · as Capt. Beau Carter
• The Treasure of Jamaica Reef1975 · as Hugo Graham
• Key West1973 · as Steve Cutler
• The Man Called Noon1973 · as Rimes
• The Big Game1973 · as Leyton van Dyk
• Those Dirty Dogs!1973 · as Cpt. Chadwood Willer
• Of Men and Women1972 · as Host
• The Hands of Cormac Joyce1972 · as Cormac Joyce
• One Billion for a Blonde1972 · as León Urrutía, joyero
• Kill!1971 · as Brad Killian
• The Devil with Seven Faces1971 · as Dave Barton
• Hannie Caulder1971 · as The Preacher (uncredited)
• African Story1971 · as Arnold Tiller
• Marta1971 · as Miguel
• The Great Swindle1971 · as Arturo
• Slaves1969 · as MacKay
• Shalako1968 · as Bosky Fulton
• Assignment K1968 · as Philip Scott
• The Caper of the Golden Bulls1967 · as Peter Churchman
• The Bible: In the Beginning...1966 · as Nimrod
• Fantastic Voyage1966 · as Grant
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower1966 · as Benson
• The Oscar1966 · as Frank Fane
• Genghis Khan1965 · as Yamuga
• The Fall of the Roman Empire1964 · as Livius
• The Third Secret1964 · as Alex Stedman
• Imperial Venus1962 · as Jules de Canouville
• Billy Rose's Jumbo1962 · as Sam Rawlins
• The Inspector1962 · as Peter Jongman
• The Big Gamble1961 · as Vic Brennan
• Ben-Hur1959 · as Messala
• The Best of Everything1959 · as Mike Rice
• Woman Obsessed1959 · as Fred Carter
• The Bravados1958 · as Bill Zachary
• The Night Heaven Fell1958 · as Lambert
• Seven Thunders1957 · as Dave
• Island in the Sun1957 · as Euan Templeton
• Seven Waves Away1957 · as Will McKinley
• A Hill in Korea1956 · as Pvt. Sims
• The Man Who Never Was1956 · as Patrick O'Reilly
• An Alligator Named Daisy1955 · as Albert O'Shannon
• Lilacs in the Spring1954 · as Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
• Black 131953 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Limping Man1953 · as Airport Traveller (Uncredited)

All TV Shows (10)

• Hunter1977
• Once Upon a Wheel1971 · as Self
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Daniel Costigan
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Bud Austin
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Cormac Joyce
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Winner