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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. But Paramount Pictures producer...
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.
Jul 1, 2021 · By the end of the decade, he was earning eye-watering salaries in Hollywood, as film star Stephen Boyd, adopting his mother Martha’s maiden name for his screen career. He made around 60 films ...
Jan 10, 2011 · Home. This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer. The story of Stephen Boyd, the actor from Glengormley, who as a young man busked to cinema-goers on the streets of London. He...
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...
Stephen Boyd (1931 - 1977): Actor. prev next. Stephen Boyd had roles in over 60 films and television dramas throughout his relatively short life. Without doubt his most famous of these was the leading one of the ruthless and brutally ambitious Messala in Ben-Hur, one of the most successful and famous films ever made.
