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Stephen Boyd was a Northern Irish actor. A native of Glengormley, County Antrim, Boyd 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. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). He also appeared, sometimes as a hero and sometimes as a malefactor, in the major big-screen productions Les bijoutiers du clair de lune (1958), The Bravados (1958), Imperial Venus (1962), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Genghis Khan (1965), Fantastic Voyage (1966) and Shalako (1968).
Birth Name
William Millar
Born
Saturday, 04 July 1931
Died
Thursday, 02 June 1977
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker | 2018 |
| I Am a Disciple | Garth Roberts | 2016 |
| The Parade | Messala | 2011 |
| Vito | Messala | 2011 |
| Dreams with Sharp Teeth | Frank Fane in 'The Oscar' | 2008 |
| 20 to 1 | Messala | 2005 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | Messala | 2005 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
| The Bible According to Hollywood | Himself | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Detroit Lions Linebacker | 2018 |
| I Am a Disciple | Garth Roberts | 2016 |
| The Parade | Messala | 2011 |
| Vito | Messala | 2011 |
| Dreams with Sharp Teeth | Frank Fane in 'The Oscar' | 2008 |
| 20 to 1 | Messala | 2005 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | Messala | 2005 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
| The Bible According to Hollywood | Himself | 1994 |
| Women in Hospital | Dr. Oberhoff / Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt | 1977 |
| The Squeeze | Vic | 1977 |
| Lady Dracula | Dracula / Graf Dracula | 1977 |
| Hunter | Garth Roberts | 1976 |
| Montana Trap | Bill Ardisson | 1976 |
| L'uomo che sfidò l'organizzazione | Inspector Stephen McCormick | 1975 |
| The Left Hand of the Law | Lanza | 1975 |
| The Treasure of Jamaica Reef | Hugo Graham | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Once Upon a Wheel | Self | 1974 |
| The Man Called Noon | Rimes | 1973 |
| The Big Game | Leyton van Dyk | 1973 |
| Those Dirty Dogs | Cpt. Chadwood Willer / Captain Chadwell Williams | 1973 |
| The Hands of Cormac Joyce | Cormac Joyce | 1972 |
| One Billion for a Blonde | León Urrutía, joyero | 1972 |
| Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! | Brad Killian | 1971 |
| The Devil with Seven Faces | Dave Barton | 1971 |
| Hannie Caulder | The Preacher | 1971 |
| The Manipulator | Arnold Tiller | 1971 |
| Marta | Miguel / Don Miguel | 1971 |
| The Great Swindle | Arturo | 1971 |
| Carter's Army | Capt. Beau Carter | 1970 |
| Slaves | MacKay | 1969 |
| Shalako | Bosky Fulton | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Daniel Costigan | 1968 |
| Assignment K | Philip Scott | 1968 |
| The Caper of the Golden Bulls | Peter Churchman | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest / Self | 1967 |
| The Bible: In the Beginning... | Nimrod | 1966 |
| Fantastic Voyage | Grant | 1966 |
| The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Benson | 1966 |
| The Oscar | Frank Fane | 1966 |
| Genghis Khan | Jamuga / Yamuga | 1965 |
| The Third Secret | Alex Stedman | 1964 |
| The Fall of the Roman Empire | Livius | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Robert MacKay | 1963 |
| Imperial Venus | Jules de Canouville | 1962 |
| Billy Rose's Jumbo | Sam Rawlins | 1962 |
| Lisa | Peter Jongman | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself | 1961 |
| The Big Gamble | Vic Brennan / Vic | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Ben-Hur | Messala | 1959 |
| The Best of Everything | Mike Rice | 1959 |
| Woman Obsessed | Fred Carter | 1959 |
| The Bravados | Bill Zachary | 1958 |
| The Night Heaven Fell | Lambert | 1958 |
| The Beasts of Marseilles | Dave | 1957 |
| Island in the Sun | Euan Templeton | 1957 |
| Seven Days from Now | Will McKinley | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self - Guest | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Capt. Leslie Cronyn | 1956 |
| Hell in Korea | The National Servicemen: Pte. Sims / Pvt. Sims | 1956 |
| The Man Who Never Was | Patrick O'Reilly | 1956 |
| An Alligator Named Daisy | Albert O'Shannon | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Mike Gardener | 1955 |
| Let's Make Up | Beaumont's Poolside Companion | 1954 |
| The Limping Man | Airport Traveller | 1953 |
| Black 13 | Policeman | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Bud Austin | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Guest of Honor | 1952 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
