Stephen Boyd
Stephen Boyd (4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was an actor. He was born in Northern Ireland.[1] He appeared in stage productions in the U.S. and Canada before breaking into English movies in 1955. Four years later, he played "Messala" in Ben-Hur (1959) opposite Charlton Heston.[2] Boyd won a Golden Globe for his performance in Ben-Hur.
Stephen Boyd | |
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.jpg) Dolores Hart and Stephen Boyd (1961) | |
| Born | William Millar 4 July 1931 Glengormley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 2 June 1977 (aged 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1977 |
| Spouse(s) | Mariella di Sarzana (divorced) Elizabeth Mills (1977-his death) |
| Parent(s) | James Alexander Millar (father) Martha Boyd (mother) |
Boyd was the first to be considered for the role of Marc Antony in Cleopatra (1963) opposite Elizabeth Taylor. Production was delayed for months when Taylor fell ill. Boyd dropped out of the production to honor other commitments. He appeared in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) with Sophia Loren and Christopher Plummer. The role of Antony went to Richard Burton.
Boyd appeared in other spectacles like Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962), Genghis Khan (1965), and The Bible (1966). He starred in the sci-fi adventure Fantastic Voyage (1966). His co-star in Voyage, Raquel Welch, made sexual advances to him.[3] Boyd always had difficulty picking good scripts. His last movies were cheesy exploitation flicks made in Europe. He was married twice for very brief periods of time. He died of a heart attack while playing golf in California.
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