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".  

Filmography

• Hunter
• 1977Lady Dracula — Dracula
• 1977The Squeeze — Vic
• 1977Women in Hospital — Prof. Overhoff, Chefarzt
• 1976Montana Trap — Bill Ardisson
• 1975Carter's Army — Capt. Beau Carter
• 1975One Man Against the Organization — Inspector Stephen McCormick
• 1975The Left Hand of the Law — Lanza
• 1975The Lives of Jenny Dolan — Joe Rossiter
• 1975The Treasure of Jamaica Reef — Hugo Graham
• 1973Key West — Steve Cutler
• 1973The Big Game — Leyton van Dyk
• 1973The Man Called Noon — Rimes
• 1973Those Dirty Dogs! — Cpt. Chadwood Willer
• 1972Of Men and Women — Host
• 1972One Billion for a Blonde — León Urrutía, joyero
• 1972The Hands of Cormac Joyce — Cormac Joyce
• 1971African Story — Arnold Tiller
• 1971Hannie Caulder — The Preacher (uncredited)
• 1971Kill! — Brad Killian
• 1971Marta — Miguel
• 1971The Devil with Seven Faces — Dave Barton
• 1971The Great Swindle — Arturo
• Hawaii Five-O — Daniel Costigan
• 1969Slaves — MacKay
• 1968Assignment K — Philip Scott
• 1968Shalako — Bosky Fulton
• 1967The Caper of the Golden Bulls — Peter Churchman
• 1966Fantastic Voyage — Grant
• 1966The Bible: In the Beginning... — Nimrod
• 1966The Oscar — Frank Fane
• 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower — Benson
• 1965Genghis Khan — Yamuga
• 1964The Fall of the Roman Empire — Livius
• 1964The Third Secret — Alex Stedman
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
• 1962Billy Rose's Jumbo — Sam Rawlins
• 1962Imperial Venus — Jules de Canouville
• 1962The Inspector — Peter Jongman
• 1961The Big Gamble — Vic Brennan
• 1959Ben-Hur — Messala
• 1959The Best of Everything — Mike Rice
• 1959Woman Obsessed — Fred Carter
• 1958The Bravados — Bill Zachary
• 1958The Night Heaven Fell — Lambert
• 1957Island in the Sun — Euan Templeton
• 1957Seven Thunders — Dave
• 1957Seven Waves Away — Will McKinley
• 1956A Hill in Korea — Pvt. Sims
• 1956The Man Who Never Was — Patrick O'Reilly
• 1955An Alligator Named Daisy — Albert O'Shannon
• 1954Lilacs in the Spring — Beaumont's Poolside Companion (uncredited)
• 1953Black 13 — Policeman (uncredited)
• General Electric Theater — Bud Austin
• 1953The Limping Man — Airport Traveller (Uncredited)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Cormac Joyce

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1994The Bible According to Hollywood — Self
• Once Upon a Wheel — Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• This Is Your Life — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Winner