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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.
Jan 8, 2011 · By Ross McKee. BBC News. There are not many people who can go from being a busker to a Hollywood film idol, but then not everyone was Stephen Boyd. Not even Billy Millar, the actor from...
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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...
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.
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Stephen Boyd. Breaking Baz at London Film Festival: Jeymes Samuel Says Hot Biblical Era Epic ‘The Book Of Clarence’ Is His ‘Ben-Hur’; And He’s Laid An Easter Egg Trail To His Next Movie. It’s not every day that a filmmaker will rise up during an interview and recite Old Testament tales and sing out their favorite hymn.
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...
Jul 4, 2018 · AFP. Stephen Boyd's Hollywood success has been celebrated by the Ulster History Circle. He died of a heart attack in 1977, aged 46. The plaque was unveiled at noon on Wednesday, at Moygara,...
