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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.
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. He attended Glengormley & Ballyrobert primary school and then moved on to Ballyclare High ...
- July 4, 1931
- June 2, 1977
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 playing golf and died of heart...
Jan 8, 2011 · 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 Glengormley, County...
Stephen Boyd (4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was an actor. He was born in Northern Ireland. 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.
- Heart attack
- William Millar, 4 July 1931, Glengormley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Known For. Ben-Hur. Fantastic Voyage. The Fall of the Roman Empire. The Bible: In the Beginning... The Bravados. The Third Secret. Genghis Khan. Shalako. Acting. 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.
