Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd
Boyd in 1961
Born	William Millar (1931-07-04)4 July 1931 Whitehouse, Northern Ireland
Died	2 June 1977(1977-06-02) (aged 45) Northridge, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955–1977
Spouses	Mariella di Sarzana ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1959)​ Elizabeth Mills ​ (m. 1974)​
Partner	Marisa Mell (1970–1972)

Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor of Ulster Scottish descent. He appeared in some 60 films, most notably as the villainous Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). He also appeared, sometimes as a hero and sometimes as a malefactor, in the major big-screen productions The Night Heaven Fell (1958), The Bravados (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), Imperial Venus (1962), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Genghis Khan (1965), Fantastic Voyage (1966) and Shalako (1968).