Stephen Boyd

Biography

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".  

Known For

Ben-Hur

as Messala

Fantastic Voyage

as Grant

The Bible: In the Beginning...

as Nimrod

The Fall of the Roman Empire

as Livius

Hawaii Five-O

as Daniel Costigan

The Bravados

as Bill Zachary

Hannie Caulder

as The Preacher (uncredited)

The Man Who Never Was

as Patrick O'Reilly

Shalako

as Bosky Fulton

Genghis Khan

as Yamuga