archytele The Vault

Stephen Boyd

Acting Born Jul 4, 1931 Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK 24 credits

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".

 

Ask the Vault

Ask anything about Stephen Boyd.

Known for

Hawaii Five-O

as Daniel Costigan

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner
Film

Ben-Hur

as Messala
Film

Fantastic Mr. Fox

as Self

Full filmography

  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Daniel Costigan
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
  • Ben-Hur (1959) as Messala
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Bud Austin
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Cormac Joyce
  • Hannie Caulder (1971) as The Preacher (uncredited)
  • Hunter (1977)
  • The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) as Nimrod
  • Fantastic Voyage (1966) as Grant
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) as Livius
  • The Bravados (1958) as Bill Zachary
  • The Man Who Never Was (1956) as Patrick O'Reilly
  • Shalako (1968) as Bosky Fulton
  • Once Upon a Wheel (1971) as Self
  • Genghis Khan (1965) as Yamuga
  • The Oscar (1966) as Frank Fane
  • A Hill in Korea (1956) as Pvt. Sims
  • Woman Obsessed (1959) as Fred Carter
  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Third Secret (1964) as Alex Stedman