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Stephen Boyd profile
Actor

Stephen Boyd

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Acting credits

62

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 53Series: 9

TMDB ID: 10020

IMDb ID: nm0000963

Known for: Acting

Born: July 4, 1931

Died: June 2, 1977

Age: 45

Place of birth: Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2022

Years active: 79

Average TMDB rating: 6.58

Wikidata: Q683299

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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