Ben-Hur
1959
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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.
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.
Jul 1, 2021 · Features. 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...
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...
Biography. 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 4, 2018 · 4 July 2018. Shutterstock. Stephen Boyd was born in Northern Ireland and became a Hollywood legend. Actor Stephen Boyd, who became a Hollywood film idol, has been commemorated with a blue...
Irish actor. Also known as: William Millar. Learn about this topic in these articles: “Ben Hur” In Ben-Hur. …his boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd), who is now a Roman tribune exerting great control over Jerusalem.
