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Stephen Boyd

Born 1931-07-04

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

Ben-Hur 1959 · 8.1 Fantastic Voyage 1966 · 6.8 The Bible in the Beginning... 1966 · 6.2 The Man Who Never Was 1956 · 7.4 Hannie Caulder 1971 · 6.4 Shalako 1968 · 5.6 Genghis Khan 1965 · 5.8 The Best of Everything 1959 · 6.6 The Third Secret 1964 · 6.5 The Devil with Seven Faces 1971 · 4.5 Assignment K 1968 · 5.5 The Caper of the Golden Bulls 1967 · 6.1