Stephen Boyd
Northern Irish actor (1931-1977) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 45
William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was an actor from Northern Ireland. He emerged as a leading man during the late 1950s with his role as the villainous Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture.
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1977Died2 June 1977
HunterSeries, 1977
Lady DraculaFilm, 1977Dracula1973
The Big GameFilm, Leyton van Dyk1971
Once Upon a WheelSeries
Hannie CaulderFilm, 1971The Preacher (uncredited)1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Daniel Costigan1968
Assignment KFilm, Philip Scott1967
The Caper of the Golden BullsFilm, Peter Churchman1966
Fantastic VoyageFilm, Grant1964
The Fall of the Roman EmpireFilm, Livius1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1962
Billy Rose's JumboFilm, Sam Rawlins1961
The Big GambleFilm, Vic Brennan1959Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAward1958
The BravadosFilm, Bill Zachary1957
Island in the SunFilm, Euan Templeton1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries1955
An Alligator Named DaisyFilm, Albert O'Shannon1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Bud Austin
The Limping ManFilm, 1953Airport Traveller (Uncredited)1952
This Is Your LifeSeries1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Cormac Joyce1950
What's My Line?Series1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1931Born4 July 1931
HunterSeries, 1977Lady DraculaFilm, 1977Dracula1973The Big GameFilm, Leyton van Dyk1971Once Upon a WheelSeriesHannie CaulderFilm, 1971The Preacher (uncredited)1969Hawaii Five-OSeries, Daniel Costigan1968Assignment KFilm, Philip Scott1967The Caper of the Golden BullsFilm, Peter Churchman1966Fantastic VoyageFilm, Grant1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireFilm, Livius1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries1962Billy Rose's JumboFilm, Sam Rawlins1961The Big GambleFilm, Vic Brennan1959Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAward1958The BravadosFilm, Bill Zachary1957Island in the SunFilm, Euan Templeton1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries1955An Alligator Named DaisyFilm, Albert O'Shannon1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Bud AustinThe Limping ManFilm, 1953Airport Traveller (Uncredited)1952This Is Your LifeSeries1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Cormac Joyce1950What's My Line?Series1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1931Born4 July 1931People around Stephen
Close ties
Howard Ross Also in Marta and The Great Swindle
James Mason Also in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Island in the Sun and The Big Gamble
Jack Hawkins Also in Shalako, The Third Secret and Ben-Hur
Richard Fleischer Directed Fantastic Voyage and The Big Gamble
Finlay Currie Also in Ben-Hur and The Fall of the Roman Empire
Aldo Sambrell Also in Hannie Caulder and The Man Called Noon- José Antonio Nieves Conde Directed Marta and The Great Swindle
- Russell Rouse Directed The Oscar (1966)
Christopher Lee Duets: Count Dracula
Omar Sharif Also in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)- Romain Gary Directed Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1972)
Hugh Griffith Also in The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
Malcolm Arnold Wrote Island in the Sun and The Inspector
Jean Delannoy Directed Venere Imperiale (1963)
Robert Riettii Also in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Osvaldo Civirani Directed The Devil Has Seven Faces (1971)
Herbert Fux Also in Assignment K and Women in Hospital- Clarence Greene Produced The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
Richard Sale Directed Seven Waves Away (1957)
Brigitte Bardot Also in Shalako and The Night Heaven Fell
Sean Connery Also in Shalako and Lilacs in the Spring
Nicolas Cage Duets: Count Dracula
Gina Lollobrigida Also in Venere Imperiale and Imperial Venus
Known for
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Ben-Hur 1959
The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966
The Man Who Never Was 1956
Fantastic Voyage 1966
The Bravados 1958
Filmography 40
64 credits on file
Television 10
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He received his second Golden Globe nomination for the musical Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962).
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 1977 · aged 45
