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Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor of Ulster Scottish descent. 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.
Stephen Boyd. Actor: Ben-Hur. Stephen Boyd was born William Millar on July 4, 1931, at Glengormley, Northern Ireland, one of nine children of Martha Boyd and Canadian truck driver James Alexander Millar, who worked for Fleming's on Tomb Street in Belfast.
Stephen Boyd (4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was an actor. He was born in Northern Ireland. [1] He appeared in stage productions in the U.S. and Canada before breaking into English movies in 1955. Four years later, he played "Messala" in Ben-Hur (1959) opposite Charlton Heston.
Rare audio interview with Stephen Boyd of Ben-Hur fame photographed with Sophia Loren, Yvonne Mitchell, Brigitte Bardot, Camilla Sparv, Juliette Gréco, Yvette Mimieux.
Jan 8, 2011 · Stephen Boyd is best known for his performance as Messala in the Biblical epic Ben Hur, which broke Academy Awards records when it collected 11 Oscar statuettes.
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...
Stephen Boyd, born William Millar, 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.
Jul 1, 2021 · Stephen Boyd: The Northern Ireland man who made it big in Hollywood. In honour on what would have been his 90th birthday, Joe Cushnan celebrates the life and career of Co Antrim actor Stephen...
Jul 31, 2011 · The story of Stephen Boyd, the actor from Glengormley, who as a young man busked to cinema-goers on the streets of London. He ultimately made it to Hollywood and had his big break in the biblical...
Jul 4, 2018 · Actor Stephen Boyd, who became a Hollywood film idol, has been commemorated with a blue plaque close to his Newtownabbey birthplace. Boyd is famous for the chariot scene in 1950s blockbuster, Ben...