Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; July 4, 193 – 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".  

Cast

Ben-Hur
Messala
Fantastic Voyage
Grant
The Great Swindle
Arturo
Marta
Miguel
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Nimrod
Genghis Khan
Yamuga
Carter's Army
Capt. Beau Carter
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Sam Rawlins
Island in the Sun
Euan Templeton
The Man Who Never Was
Patrick O'Reilly
The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
Hugo Graham
The Bravados
Bill Zachary
Shalako
Bosky Fulton
The Night Heaven Fell
Lambert
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Livius
One Billion for a Blonde
León Urrutía, joyero
The Oscar
Frank Fane
The Best of Everything
Mike Rice
The Devil with Seven Faces
Dave Barton
The Squeeze
Vic
The Third Secret
Alex Stedman
Abandon Ship
Will McKinley
Those Dirty Dogs!
Cpt. Chadwood Willer
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Benson
The Man Called Noon
Rimes
The Limping Man
Airport Traveller (Uncredited)
Seven Thunders
Dave
One Man Against the Organization
Inspector Stephen McCormick
The Inspector
Peter Jongman
Assignment K
Philip Scott
Woman Obsessed
Fred Carter
Kill!
Brad Killian
An Alligator Named Daisy
Albert O'Shannon
Lady Dracula
Dracula
Montana Trap
Bill Ardisson
The Big Game
Leyton van Dyk
Imperial Venus
Jules de Canouville
The Caper of the Golden Bulls
Peter Churchman
The Big Gamble
Vic Brennan
African Story
Arnold Tiller
Women in Hospital
Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt
Black 13
Policeman (uncredited)
Hannie Caulder
The Preacher (uncredited)
A Hill in Korea
Pvt. Sims
Slaves
MacKay
The Hands of Cormac Joyce
Cormac Joyce
The Left Hand of the Law
Lanza
Key West
Steve Cutler
The Bible According to Hollywood
Self
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Joe Rossiter
Lilacs in the Spring
Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)