Stephen Boyd 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".
Stephen Boyd Movies
Stephen Boyd Quotes
Confrontation of Victory and Loss
Messala:
Triumph complete, Judah. The race won. The enemy destroyed.
Judah:
I see no enemy.
Messala: [convulses with pain]
What do you think you see? The smashed body of a wretched animal! Is enough of a man still left here for you to hate? Let me help you... You think they're dead. Your mother and sister. Dead. And the race over. It isn't over, Judah. They're not dead.
Judah:
Where are they? Where are they? WHERE ARE THEY?!
Messala: [last words; Judah doubles over with grief; dies]
Look for them in the Valley of the Lepers, if you can recognize them. It goes on. It goes on, Judah. The race... the race is not over!
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