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

★7.9

Ben-Hur

1959

★6.7

Fantastic Voyage

1966

★7.3

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

★6.5

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

★7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1969

★6.6

The Bravados

1958

★6.2

Hannie Caulder

1971

★5.6

Shalako

1968

★7.0

The Man Who Never Was

1956

★5.7

Genghis Khan

1965