William "Stage" Boyd

For others with the same name, see William Boyd (disambiguation)

William H. Boyd (December 28, 1889, in New York City, New York – March 20, 1935, in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor billed as William "Stage" Boyd or William Stage Boyd.

Boyd was an early 20th century stage actor who appeared in two Broadway plays and then worked in motion pictures. To avoid confusion with the better-known performer working under the same name, William Boyd (best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy), Boyd adopted the name William "Stage" Boyd to emphasize his experience on the legitimate stage. Such experience was considered an advantage to an actor after the introduction of talking pictures.

Boyd's arrests for alcohol possession (during Prohibition) and drug possession damaged his career and that of the other William Boyd. Many newspapers reported the arrests but published photos of the wrong William Boyd, who lost his studio contract with RKO.

Boyd's first wife, Margaret Christiansen, later married theatrical producer Harry Frazee, the one-time owner of the Boston Red Sox who is best remembered for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1913	The Star of India
1915	Stop Thief!	Dr. Willoughby
1915	The Ringtailed Rhinoceros	Prime Minister
1916	The Kiss of Hate	Isaac
1918	Marriages Are Made	Max Rupholdt
1918	Virtuous Wives	Monte Bracken
1920	Blackbirds	Detective
1929	The Locked Door	Lawrence Reagan
1930	The Benson Murder Case	Harry Gray
1930	Those Who Dance	Diamond Joe Jennings
1930	The Storm	Burr Winton
1930	The Spoilers	Alec McNamara
1930	Derelict	Jed Graves
1931	The Gang Buster	'Sudden Mike' Slade
1931	Gun Smoke	Kedge Darvis
1931	City Streets	McCoy
1931	Murder by the Clock	Lt. Valcour
1931	The Road to Reno	Jerry Kenton
1931	The False Madonna	Dr. Ed Marcy
1932	Sky Devils	Sgt. Hogan
1932	The Wiser Sex	Harry Evans
1932	State's Attorney	Valentine 'Vanny' Powers
1932	The Painted Woman	Captain Boynton
1932	Madison Square Garden	Sloane
1932	Midnight Warning	Thorwaldt Cornish
1932	Rasputin and the Empress	Comrade General	Uncredited
1933	Oliver Twist	Bill Sikes
1933	Laughing at Life	Inspector Mason
1933	The Chief	Dan 'Danny' O'Rourke
1933	The House on 56th Street	Bonelli
1934	The Girl from Missouri	George - Eadie's Stepfather	Uncredited
1934	Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round	Joe Saunders
1935	Night Life of the Gods	Mulligan
1935	The Lost City	Zolok	Serial, (final film role)

External links

• William "Stage" Boyd at IMDb
• William "Stage" Boyd at the Internet Broadway Database
• William "Stage" Boyd at AllMovie