People named Stephen Boyd

Stephen A Boyd of Providence, Providence County, RI was born on December 26, 1905, and died at age 90 years old on March 31, 1996.

Stephen H Boyd of York, York County, PA was born on November 1, 1909, and died at age 83 years old on April 14, 1993.

Famous award-winning actor. Stephen Boyd Born July 4, 1931 in Glengormley, Northern Ireland, UK Died June 2, 1977 in Northridge, California, USA (heart attack) Birth Name William Millar Nickname Dimples Height 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) Stephen Boyd was born William Millar on July 4, 1931, at Glengormley, Northern Ireland, one of nine children of Martha Boyd and Canadian truck driver James Alexander Millar, who worked for Fleming's on Tomb Street in Belfast. He attended Glengormley & Ballyrobert primary school and then moved on to Ballyclare High School and studied bookkeeping at Hughes Commercial Academy. In Ireland he worked in an insurance office and travel agency during the day and rehearsed with a semi-professional acting company at night during the week and weekends. He would eventually manage to be on the list for professional acting companies to call him when they had a role. He joined the Ulster Theatre Group and was a leading man with that company for three years, playing all kinds of roles. He did quite a bit of radio work in between as well, but then decided it was distracting him from acting and completely surrendered to his passion. Eventually he went to London as an understudy in an Irish play, "The Passing Day." In England he became very ill and was in and out of work, supplementing his acting assignments with odd jobs such as waiting in a cafeteria, doorman at the Odeon Theatre and even busking on the streets of London. Even as things turned for the worst, he would always write back to his mother that all was well and things were moving along so as not to alarm her in any way or make her worry. Sir Michael Redgrave discovered him one night at the Odeon Theatre and arranged an introduction to the Windsor Repertory Company. The Arts Council of Great Britain was looking for leading man and part-time director for the only major repertory company that was left in England, The Arts Council Midland Theatre Company, and he got the job. During his stay in England he went into television with the BBC, and for 18 months he was in every big play on TV. One of the major roles in his early career was the one in the play "Barnett's Folly," which he himself ranked as one of his favorites. In 1956 he signed a seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. This led to his first film role, as an IRA member spying for the Nazis The Man Who Never Was (1956), a job he was offered by legendary producer Alexander Korda. William Wyler was so struck by Boyd's performance in that film that he asked Fox to loan him Boyd, resulting in his being cast in what is probably his most famous role, that of Messala in the classic Ben-Hur (1959) opposite Charlton Heston. He received a Golden Globe award for his work on that film but was surprisingly bypassed on Oscar night. Still under contract with Fox, Boyd waited around to play the role of Marc Anthony in Cleopatra (1963) opposite Elizabeth Taylor. However, Taylor became so seriously ill that the production was delayed for months, which caused Boyd and other actors to withdraw from the film and move on to other projects. Boyd made several films under contract before going independent. One of the highlights was Fantastic Voyage (1966), a science-fiction film about a crew of scientists miniaturized and injected into the human body as if in inner space. He also received a nomination for his role of Insp. Jongman in Lisa (1962) (aka "The Inspector") co-starring with Dolores Hart. Boyd's Hollywood career began to fade by the late 1960s as he started to spend more time in Europe, where he seemed to find better roles more suited to his interests. When he went independent it was obvious that he took on roles that spoke to him rather than just taking on assignments for the money, and several of the projects he undertook were, at the time, quite controversial, such as Slaves (1969) and Carter's Army (1970). Boyd chose his roles based solely on character development and the value of the story that was told to the public, and never based on monetary compensation or peer pressure. Although at the height of his career he was considered one of Hollywood's leading men, he never forgot where he came from, and always reminded everyone that he was, first and foremost, an Irishman. When the money started coming in, one of the first things he did was to ensure that his family was taken care of. He was particularly close to his mother Martha and his brother Alex. Boyd was married twice, the first time in 1958 to Italian-born MCA executive Mariella di Sarzana, but that only lasted (officially) during the filming of "Ben Hur." His second marriage was to Elizabeth Mills, secretary at the British Arts Council and a friend since 1955. Liz Mills followed Boyd to the US in the late 1950s and was his personal assistant and secretary for years before they married, about ten months before his death. He died on June 2, 1977, in Northridge, California, from a massive heart attack while playing golf - one of his favorite pastimes - at the Porter Valley Country Club. He is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California. It was a terrible loss, just as he seemed to be making a comeback with his recent roles in the series Hawaii Five-O (1968) and the English movie The Squeeze (1977). It is a real tragedy to see that a man who was so passionate about his work, who wanted nothing but to tell a story with character, a man who was ahead of his time in many ways ended up being overlooked by many of his peers. One fact remains about Stephen Boyd, however--his fans are still passionate about his work to this day, almost 30 years after his death, and one has to wonder if he ever realized that perhaps in some way he achieved the goal he set out for himself: to entertain the public and draw attention to the true art of acting while maintaining glamour as he defined it by remaining himself a mystery. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Brigitte Ivory Spouse (2) Elizabeth Mills (August 1976 - 2 June 1977) ( his death) Mary Mariella di Sarzana (30 August 1958 - 20 March 1959) ( divorced) Trade Mark (2) Often cast in historical epics Dimple

Stephen Edward Boyd of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IA was born on June 10, 1952, and died at age 56 years old on April 7, 2009. Stephen Boyd was buried at Iowa Veterans Cemetery At Van Meter Section WALL1 Row C Site 22 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Adel.

Stephen W Boyd Sr was born on November 14, 1944, and died at age 59 years old on December 1, 2003. Stephen Boyd was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1J Site 1298 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen W Boyd Sr.

Stephen Lamar Boyd was born on June 6, 1956, and died at age 56 years old on January 2, 2013. Stephen Boyd was buried at Alabama National Cemetery Section 9 Site 400 3133 Highway 119, in Montevallo, Al. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Lamar Boyd.

Stephen Boyd was born on November 28, 1909, and died at age 60 years old in March 1970. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Boyd.

Stephen B Boyd of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS was born on March 19, 1963, and died at age 42 years old on December 8, 2005.

Stephen Boyd was born on August 9, 1941, and died at age 44 years old in October 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Boyd.

Stephen Boyd was born on November 17, 1950, and died at age 30 years old in March 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Boyd.

Stephen J Boyd was born on December 14, 1954, and died at age 40 years old on March 19, 1995. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen J Boyd.

Stephen Boyd of Idaho was born on January 30, 1892, and died at age 73 years old in May 1965.

Stephen J Boyd was born on November 21, 1960, and died at age 45 years old on October 29, 2006. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen J Boyd.

Stephen Boyd was born on January 18, 1963, and died at age 18 years old in August 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Boyd.

Stephen J Boyd of New York, New York County, NY was born on February 14, 1909, and died at age 80 years old on January 4, 1990.

Stephen E Boyd was born on February 6, 1955, and died at age 39 years old on August 10, 1994.

Stephen Boyd was born on May 25, 1958, and died at age 22 years old in January 1981. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen Boyd.

Stephen S Boyd of Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL was born on April 7, 1979, and died at age 9 years old on June 15, 1988.

Stephen A Boyd was born on August 4, 1954, and died at age 45 years old on February 13, 2000. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen A Boyd.

Stephen Douglass Boyd of Florida was born on February 23, 1962, and died at age 46 years old on May 28, 2008.

Stephen P Boyd was born on March 17, 1948, and died at age 45 years old on June 27, 1993. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Stephen P Boyd.

Stephen Boyd of Peoria, Peoria County, IL was born on March 10, 2003, and died at age 3 years old on April 18, 2006.

Stephen P Boyd of Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH was born on September 15, 1911, and died at age 83 years old on November 4, 1994.

Stephen E Boyd of Madisonville, Monroe County, TN was born on November 10, 1941, and died at age 62 years old on August 17, 2004.

Stephen L Boyd of Adairsville, Bartow County, GA was born on February 20, 1971, and died at age 35 years old on January 21, 2007.

Stephen Boyd of Rocky Face, Whitfield County, GA was born on April 21, 1926, and died at age 81 years old on December 26, 2007.

Stephen R Boyd of Tybee Island, Chatham County, GA was born on December 26, 1962, and died at age 39 years old on April 22, 2002.

Stephen R Boyd of Columbia, Richland County, SC was born on August 22, 1920, and died at age 78 years old on October 19, 1998.

Stephen Boyd of Greensburg, Decatur County, IN was born on March 20, 1950, and died at age 56 years old on October 4, 2006.