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Stephen Boyd

Acting

Born: 1931-07-04
Died: 1977-06-02
From: Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Biography

Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 1931 – June 2, 1977) 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. Boyd who appeared in around 60 feature films, most notably in the role of Messala in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur".  

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1963
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Ben-Hur

1959
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

1957

Acting62 titles

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Hunter
8.2
Series

Hunter

1977Action
Women in Hospital
8.0
Movie

Women in Hospital

1977Drama
Key West
8.0
Movie

Key West

1973Drama
Ben-Hur
7.9
Movie

Ben-Hur

1959Drama
Seven Waves Away
7.5
Movie

Seven Waves Away

1957Drama
The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3
Movie

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966Action
Once Upon a Wheel
7.3
Series

Once Upon a Wheel

1971Drama
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2
Movie

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001Documentary
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
The Inspector
7.1
Movie

The Inspector

1962Drama
The Man Who Never Was
7.0
Movie

The Man Who Never Was

1956Thriller
Black 13
7.0
Movie

Black 13

1953Thriller
The Bible According to Hollywood
7.0
Movie

The Bible According to Hollywood

1994Documentary
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
7.0
Movie

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975Thriller
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
Those Dirty Dogs!
6.8
Movie

Those Dirty Dogs!

1973Action
General Electric Theater
6.8
Series

General Electric Theater

1953-1962Comedy
Fantastic Voyage
6.7
Movie

Fantastic Voyage

1966Sci-Fi
The Left Hand of the Law
6.7
Movie

The Left Hand of the Law

1975Thriller
The Bravados
6.6
Movie

The Bravados

1958Action
Woman Obsessed
6.6
Movie

Woman Obsessed

1959Drama
Island in the Sun
6.5
Movie

Island in the Sun

1957Drama
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.5
Movie

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964Drama
A Hill in Korea
6.5
Movie

A Hill in Korea

1956Action
This Is Your Life
6.5
Series

This Is Your Life

1952-1961Documentary
An Alligator Named Daisy
6.4
Movie

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955Comedy
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
Series

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956-1963Documentary
The Best of Everything
6.3
Movie

The Best of Everything

1959Drama
Assignment K
6.3
Movie

Assignment K

1968Thriller
Montana Trap
6.3
Movie

Montana Trap

1976Action
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
6.3
Movie

The Caper of the Golden Bulls

1967Action
Slaves
6.3
Movie

Slaves

1969Drama
The Third Secret
6.2
Movie

The Third Secret

1964Thriller
Hannie Caulder
6.2
Movie

Hannie Caulder

1971Drama
Kill!
6.1
Movie

Kill!

1971Thriller
Billy Rose's Jumbo
6.0
Movie

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962Comedy
The Big Gamble
6.0
Movie

The Big Gamble

1961Action
Lilacs in the Spring
6.0
Movie

Lilacs in the Spring

1954Romance
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.9
Movie

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966Thriller
The Man Called Noon
5.9
Movie

The Man Called Noon

1973Action
Genghis Khan
5.8
Movie

Genghis Khan

1965Drama
Shalako
5.6
Movie

Shalako

1968Action
One Billion for a Blonde
5.6
Movie

One Billion for a Blonde

1972Thriller
Lady Dracula
5.6
Movie

Lady Dracula

1977Comedy
Marta
5.5
Movie

Marta

1971Thriller
The Squeeze
5.5
Movie

The Squeeze

1977Thriller
Seven Thunders
5.5
Movie

Seven Thunders

1957Action
African Story
5.5
Movie

African Story

1971Action
The Limping Man
5.4
Movie

The Limping Man

1953Thriller
The Night Heaven Fell
5.0
Movie

The Night Heaven Fell

1958Thriller
The Oscar
5.0
Movie

The Oscar

1966Drama
The Hands of Cormac Joyce
5.0
Movie

The Hands of Cormac Joyce

1972Drama
The Devil with Seven Faces
4.8
Movie

The Devil with Seven Faces

1971Thriller
The Big Game
4.7
Movie

The Big Game

1973Sci-Fi
Carter's Army
4.4
Movie

Carter's Army

1975Drama
One Man Against the Organization
4.4
Movie

One Man Against the Organization

1975Drama
The Great Swindle
4.3
Movie

The Great Swindle

1971Thriller
Imperial Venus
4.1
Movie

Imperial Venus

1962Drama
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
3.0
Movie

The Treasure of Jamaica Reef

1975Action
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
0
Movie

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022Documentary