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William Boyd

William Boyd

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd was born in Hendrysburg, Ohio, and reared in Cambridge, Ohio and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of a day laborer, Charles William Boyd, and his wife, the former Lida Wilkens (aka Lyda). Following his father's death, he moved to California and worked as an orange picker, surveyor, tool dresser and auto salesman. In Hollywood, he found work as an extra in Why Change Your Wife? and other films. During World War I, he enlisted in the army but was exempt from military service because of a "weak heart". More prominent film roles followed, including his breakout role as Jack Moreland in Cecil B. DeMille's The Road to Yesterday (1925) which starred also Joseph Schildkraut, Jetta Goudal, and Vera Reynolds. Boyd's performance in the film was praised by critics, while movie-goers were equally impressed by his easy charm, charisma, and intense good-looks. Due to Boyd's growing popularity, DeMille soon cast him as the leading man in the highly acclaimed silent drama film, The Volga Boatman. Boyd's role as Feodor blew critics away, and with Boyd now firmly established as a matinee idol and romantic leading man, he began earning an annual salary of $100,000. He acted in DeMille's extravaganza The King of Kings (in which he played Simon of Cyrene, helping Jesus carry the cross) and DeMille's Skyscraper (1928). He then appeared in D.W. Griffith's Lady of the Pavements (1929). Radio Pictures ended Boyd's contract in 1931 when his picture was mistakenly run in a newspaper story about the arrest of another actor, William "Stage" Boyd, on gambling and liquor charges. Although the newspaper apologized, explaining the mistake in the following day's newspaper, Boyd said, "The damage was already done." William "Stage" Boyd died in 1935, the same year William L. Boyd became Hopalong Cassidy, the role that led to his enduring fame. But at the time in 1931, Boyd was virtually broke and without a job, and for a few years he was credited in films as "Bill Boyd" to prevent being mistaken for the other William Boyd.

Personal information

Birthday

1895-06-04

Birth Place

Hendrysburg, Ohio, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A City Sparrow

A City Sparrow

1920

0.0

Movie
A Wise Fool

A Wise Fool

1921

0.0

Movie
After the Show

After the Show

1921

0.0

Movie
Bar 20

Bar 20

1943

3.8

Movie
Bar 20 Justice

Bar 20 Justice

1938

5.0

Movie
Bar 20 Rides Again

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935

6.0

Movie
Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

0.0

Movie
Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair

1922

0.0

Movie
Border Patrol

Border Patrol

1943

6.0

Movie
Border Vigilantes

Border Vigilantes

1941

6.0

Movie
Borderland

Borderland

1937

0.0

Movie
Borrowed Trouble

Borrowed Trouble

1948

7.2

Movie
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1921

6.0

Movie
Burning Gold

Burning Gold

1936

6.0

Movie
Call of the Prairie

Call of the Prairie

1936

5.0

Movie
Carnival Boat

Carnival Boat

1932

5.0

Movie
Cassidy of Bar 20

Cassidy of Bar 20

1938

6.2

Movie
Changing Husbands

Changing Husbands

1924

0.0

Movie
Cheaters

Cheaters

1934

0.0

Movie
Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades

1943

5.6

Movie
Dangerous Venture

Dangerous Venture

1947

0.0

Movie
Doomed Caravan

Doomed Caravan

1941

3.0

Movie
Dress Parade

Dress Parade

1927

6.5

Movie
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1933

5.8

Movie
Enemies of Children

Enemies of Children

1923

0.0

Movie
Eve's Leaves

Eve's Leaves

1926

7.0

Movie
False Colors

False Colors

1943

4.0

Movie
False Paradise

False Paradise

1948

6.0

Movie
Federal Agent

Federal Agent

1936

0.0

Movie
Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay

1924

0.0

Movie
Flaming Gold

Flaming Gold

1932

5.5

Movie
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

1946

0.0

Movie
Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit

1921

6.1

Movie
Forty Thieves

Forty Thieves

1944

3.0

Movie
Forty Winks

Forty Winks

1925

0.0

Movie
Go-Get-'Em, Haines

Go-Get-'Em, Haines

1936

5.0

Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

10.0

Movie
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

2000

0.0

Movie
Heart of Arizona

Heart of Arizona

1938

5.0

Movie
Heart of the West

Heart of the West

1936

4.5

Movie
Her Man o' War

Her Man o' War

1926

0.0

Movie
Hidden Gold

Hidden Gold

1940

6.0

Movie
High Voltage

High Voltage

1929

4.3

Movie
Hills of Old Wyoming

Hills of Old Wyoming

1937

0.0

Movie
His First Command

His First Command

1929

7.0

Movie
Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

7.0

Movie
Hop-a-long Cassidy

Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935

6.0

Movie
poster

Hopalong Cassidy

1952

6.0

TV
Hopalong Cassidy Returns

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936

6.3

Movie
Hopalong Rides Again

Hopalong Rides Again

1937

7.0

Movie
Hoppy Serves a Writ

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943

6.5

Movie
Hoppy's Holiday

Hoppy's Holiday

1947

0.0

Movie
In Old Colorado

In Old Colorado

1941

6.5

Movie
In Old Mexico

In Old Mexico

1938

0.0

Movie
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976

7.0

Movie
Lady of the Pavements

Lady of the Pavements

1929

4.6

Movie
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty

1939

0.0

Movie
Law of the Pampas

Law of the Pampas

1939

5.0

Movie
Leather Burners

Leather Burners

1943

5.8

Movie
Little Smokey

Little Smokey

1953

0.0

Movie
Lost Canyon

Lost Canyon

1942

5.0

Movie
Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

1933

6.3

Movie
Lumberjack

Lumberjack

1944

6.0

Movie
Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

5.4

Movie
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

9.0

Movie
Men Of America

Men Of America

1932

4.0

Movie
Michael O'Halloran

Michael O'Halloran

1923

0.0

Movie
Moonlight and Honeysuckle

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

1921

0.0

Movie
Moran of the Lady Letty

Moran of the Lady Letty

1922

6.5

Movie
Mystery Man

Mystery Man

1944

4.0

Movie
New Lives for Old

New Lives for Old

1925

0.0

Movie
Nice People

Nice People

1922

0.0

Movie
North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande

1937

6.0

Movie
Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

1930

3.7

Movie
Old Wives for New

Old Wives for New

1918

6.6

Movie
On the High Seas

On the High Seas

1922

6.0

Movie
Outlaws of the Desert

Outlaws of the Desert

1941

0.0

Movie
Partners of the Plains

Partners of the Plains

1938

0.0

Movie
Pirates on Horseback

Pirates on Horseback

1941

0.0

Movie
Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

6.0

Movie
Power

Power

1928

6.0

Movie
Pride of the West

Pride of the West

1938

0.0

Movie
Racing Luck

Racing Luck

1935

6.0

Movie
Range War

Range War

1939

0.0

Movie
Renegade Trail

Renegade Trail

1939

5.0

Movie
Riders of the Deadline

Riders of the Deadline

1943

3.7

Movie
Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

1941

0.0

Movie
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

7.0

Movie
Rustlers' Valley

Rustlers' Valley

1937

6.0

Movie
Santa Fe Marshal

Santa Fe Marshal

1940

6.0

Movie
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

1922

5.8

Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

0.0

Movie
Secret of the Wastelands

Secret of the Wastelands

1941

0.0

Movie
Silent Conflict

Silent Conflict

1948

0.0

Movie
Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage

1939

0.0

Movie
Sinister Journey

Sinister Journey

1948

6.0

Movie
Skyscraper

Skyscraper

1928

5.4

Movie
Something to Think About

Something to Think About

1920

6.5

Movie
Stagecoach War

Stagecoach War

1940

4.0

Movie
Stick to Your Guns

Stick to Your Guns

1941

5.0

Movie
Strange Gamble

Strange Gamble

1948

0.0

Movie
Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

4.3

Movie
Sunset Trail

Sunset Trail

1939

0.0

Movie
Tarnish

Tarnish

1924

0.0

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

0.0

Movie
Texas Masquerade

Texas Masquerade

1944

0.0

Movie
Texas Trail

Texas Trail

1937

5.5

Movie
The Affairs of Anatol

The Affairs of Anatol

1921

5.6

Movie
The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

6.0

Movie
The Cop

The Cop

1928

6.0

Movie
The Dead Don't Dream

The Dead Don't Dream

1948

0.0

Movie
The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

1946

7.0

Movie
The Eagle's Brood

The Eagle's Brood

1935

5.0

Movie
The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

1929

5.5

Movie
The Frontiersmen

The Frontiersmen

1938

5.0

Movie
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

6.3

Movie
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927

6.4

Movie
The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck

1929

5.1

Movie
The Marauders

The Marauders

1947

0.0

Movie
The Midshipman

The Midshipman

1925

6.0

Movie
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

6.2

Movie
The Night Flyer

The Night Flyer

1928

5.0

Movie
The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

5.1

Movie
The Road to Yesterday

The Road to Yesterday

1925

6.0

Movie
The Showdown

The Showdown

1940

6.0

Movie
The Six Best Cellars

The Six Best Cellars

1920

0.0

Movie
The Temple of Venus

The Temple of Venus

1923

0.0

Movie
The Volga Boatman

The Volga Boatman

1926

6.3

Movie
The Yankee Clipper

The Yankee Clipper

1927

6.2

Movie
The Young Rajah

The Young Rajah

1922

6.5

Movie
Three Men from Texas

Three Men from Texas

1940

6.3

Movie
Three on the Trail

Three on the Trail

1936

5.0

Movie
Trail Dust

Trail Dust

1936

4.0

Movie
Twilight on the Trail

Twilight on the Trail

1941

5.0

Movie
Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

1927

6.0

Movie
Undercover Man

Undercover Man

1942

6.0

Movie
Unexpected Guest

Unexpected Guest

1947

0.0

Movie
poster

Western von gestern

1978

7.5

TV
Wide Open Town

Wide Open Town

1941

0.0

Movie