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Jul 12, 1997 · The Internet Movie Database labels as false the rumor that the stunt double for Stephen Boyd (the villain Mesalla) was killed during the chariot race. This rumor has been attached to...
Jun 3, 1977 · June 3, 1977 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES, June 2, 1977 -- Actor Stephen Boyd, best known for his role as Messala, Charlton Heston's chariot-racing opponent in "Ben Hur," collapsed while...
Feb 13, 2012 · Feb 13 2012. Written by PinkNews Staff Writer. Save for later. Ben-Hur actor Stephen Boyd was gay, according to his one-time co-star Raquel Welch. Boyd, who died of a heart attack in 1977 aged 45, never came out as gay and was married to his secretary at the time of his death.
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor. He appeared in some 60 films, most notably as the villainous Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Billy Rose's ...
Oct 20, 2015 · Vacaville, California. A persistent rumor has claimed Stephen Boyd’s stunt double was killed during the chariot race, but that is false. The only injury in the 1959 film took place while stuntman Joe Canutt was doubling for star Charlton Heston.
Apr 20, 2020 · The stuntman supposedly stood in for actor Stephen Boyd, who played villain Messala. It is said that the stuntman’s widow was actively against the scene of her husband’s death being used, but that the studio ignored her. True or False? False! There are two mix ups here. The first is that someone wás injured on set, but he did not die.
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Jun 3, 1977 · Stephen Boyd, an Irish‐born actor who was in dozens of Hollywood films but never quite reached star status, died in Los Angeles yesterday, apparently of a heart attack suffered while playing...
