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Movie director William Wyler, right, stands with actors Charlton Heston, left, and Stephen Boyd, center, on the set of Ben-Hur, with a large arena and statue in the background.
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Stephen Boyd

Irish actor
Also known as: William Millar
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    …his boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd), who is now a Roman tribune exerting great control over Jerusalem. The two men enjoy reliving old times, but when Messala asks Ben-Hur to help stem the increasing number of protests by Jews against Roman rule, Ben-Hur declines. The resulting rift boils over…

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    …his boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd), who is now a Roman tribune exerting great control over Jerusalem. The two men enjoy reliving old times, but when Messala asks Ben-Hur to help stem the increasing number of protests by Jews against Roman rule, Ben-Hur declines. The resulting rift boils over…

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