Actor info
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Name :
Stephen Boyd
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Born :
July 4, 1931 in Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK (45 years at death)
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Died :
June 2, 1977
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
54 films (1953–2022)
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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".
Notable films
- Hannie Caulder (1971) as The Preacher (uncredited)
- Fantastic Voyage (1966) as Grant
- The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) as Nimrod
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) as Livius
- Ben-Hur (1959) as Messala
