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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1st, 2000 | Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs | (archive footage) | 10 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage) | TBD | |
March 10th, 1991 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
January 1st, 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) | 9 | |
May 1st, 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 8.5 | |
March 31st, 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
January 1st, 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage) | 6.6 | |
January 1st, 1953 | Little Smokey | Hopalong Cassidy | 7 | |
February 16th, 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
October 8th, 1948 | Strange Gamble | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
September 10th, 1948 | False Paradise | William "Hopalong" Cassidy | 6.3 | |
July 23rd, 1948 | Borrowed Trouble | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.7 | |
June 11th, 1948 | Sinister Journey | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
April 30th, 1948 | The Dead Don't Dream | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
March 19th, 1948 | Silent Conflict | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
July 18th, 1947 | Hoppy's Holiday | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
July 1st, 1947 | The Marauders | Hopalong Cassidy | 7 | |
May 23rd, 1947 | Dangerous Venture | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
March 28th, 1947 | Unexpected Guest | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
November 15th, 1946 | The Devil's Playground | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
October 9th, 1946 | Fool's Gold | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
June 23rd, 1944 | Forty Thieves | Hopalong Cassidy | 5 | |
May 31st, 1944 | Mystery Man | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.3 | |
April 28th, 1944 | Lumberjack | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.8 | |
February 8th, 1944 | Texas Masquerade | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
December 3rd, 1943 | Riders of the Deadline | Ranger William "Hopalong" Cassidy | 5.3 | |
November 5th, 1943 | False Colors | Hopalong Cassidy | 4.7 | |
October 1st, 1943 | Bar 20 | Hopalong Cassidy | 4.9 | |
June 18th, 1943 | Colt Comrades | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.9 | |
May 28th, 1943 | Leather Burners | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.1 | |
April 2nd, 1943 | Border Patrol | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
March 12th, 1943 | Hoppy Serves a Writ | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
December 18th, 1942 | Lost Canyon | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
October 23rd, 1942 | Undercover Man | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.7 | |
November 15th, 1941 | Secret of the Wastelands | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.5 | |
November 1st, 1941 | Outlaws of the Desert | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
September 29th, 1941 | Twilight on the Trail | Hopalong Cassidy | 5 | |
September 17th, 1941 | Riders of the Timberline | Hopalong Cassidy | 4.5 | |
September 17th, 1941 | Stick to Your Guns | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.7 | |
August 8th, 1941 | Wide Open Town | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
May 23rd, 1941 | Pirates on Horseback | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
April 18th, 1941 | Border Vigilantes | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
March 14th, 1941 | In Old Colorado | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.4 | |
January 10th, 1941 | Doomed Caravan | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.3 | |
November 15th, 1940 | Three Men from Texas | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.6 | |
July 12th, 1940 | Stagecoach War | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
June 7th, 1940 | Hidden Gold | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.8 | |
March 8th, 1940 | The Showdown | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
January 26th, 1940 | Santa Fe Marshal | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
November 3rd, 1939 | Law of the Pampas | Hopalong Cassidy | 5 | |
September 8th, 1939 | Range War | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
July 25th, 1939 | Renegade Trail | Hopalong Cassidy | 5 | |
June 15th, 1939 | Land of Liberty | (archive footage) | 9 | |
March 31st, 1939 | Silver on the Sage | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
February 24th, 1939 | Sunset Trail | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
December 16th, 1938 | The Frontiersmen | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.8 | |
September 9th, 1938 | In Old Mexico | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.7 | |
July 7th, 1938 | Pride of the West | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
June 24th, 1938 | Bar 20 Justice | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.4 | |
April 22nd, 1938 | Heart of Arizona | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.5 | |
February 25th, 1938 | Cassidy of Bar 20 | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
January 14th, 1938 | Partners of the Plains | Hopalong Cassidy | 5 | |
November 26th, 1937 | Texas Trail | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
August 20th, 1937 | Hopalong Rides Again | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.3 | |
July 23rd, 1937 | Rustlers' Valley | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.8 | |
June 28th, 1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.7 | |
April 16th, 1937 | Hills of Old Wyoming | Hopalong Cassidy | 5 | |
February 26th, 1937 | Borderland | Hopalong Cassidy | 7.5 | |
December 11th, 1936 | Trail Dust | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.3 | |
October 16th, 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.8 | |
June 16th, 1936 | Go-Get-'Em, Haines | Steve Haines | 4.9 | |
May 22nd, 1936 | Burning Gold | Jim Thornton | 6.5 | |
April 14th, 1936 | Three on the Trail | Hopalong Cassidy | 6 | |
April 13th, 1936 | Federal Agent | Bob Woods | 8 | |
March 6th, 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.8 | |
February 24th, 1936 | Heart of the West | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.3 | |
December 6th, 1935 | Bar 20 Rides Again | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.7 | |
November 19th, 1935 | Racing Luck | Dan Morgan | 8 | |
October 25th, 1935 | The Eagle's Brood | Hopalong Cassidy | 5.8 | |
August 23rd, 1935 | Hop-a-long Cassidy | Hopalong Cassidy | 6.5 | |
October 14th, 1934 | Port of Lost Dreams | Lars Christensen | 7.3 | |
May 11th, 1934 | Cheaters | Steve Morris | 10 | |
June 24th, 1933 | Emergency Call | Joe Bradley | 6.3 | |
February 3rd, 1933 | Lucky Devils | Skipper Clark | 6.4 | |
November 25th, 1932 | Men Of America | Jim Parker | 6 | |
September 28th, 1932 | Flaming Gold | Dan Manton | 6.4 | |
March 19th, 1932 | Carnival Boat | Buck Gannon | 5.5 | |
November 20th, 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Baltimore | 5 | |
September 4th, 1931 | The Big Gamble | Alan Beckwith | 6.1 | |
April 3rd, 1931 | Beyond Victory | Bill Thatcher | 9 | |
January 18th, 1931 | The Painted Desert | Bill Holbrook | 5.2 | |
December 1st, 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 | William Boyd | TBD | |
February 15th, 1930 | Officer O'Brien | Bill O'Brien | 5.3 | |
December 28th, 1929 | His First Command | Terry Culver | 8.5 | |
July 10th, 1929 | The Flying Fool | Bill Taylor | 6 | |
June 29th, 1929 | High Voltage | Bill | 5.2 | |
February 24th, 1929 | The Leatherneck | William Calhoun | 5.7 | |
January 22nd, 1929 | Lady of the Pavements | Karl Von Arnim | 5.2 | |
September 23rd, 1928 | Power | Husky | 8 | |
August 28th, 1928 | The Cop | Pete Smith | 6.7 | |
April 8th, 1928 | Skyscraper | Blondy | 5.8 | |
February 5th, 1928 | The Night Flyer | Jimmy Bradley | 6.5 | |
October 26th, 1927 | Dress Parade | Vic Donovan | 7.2 | |
September 23rd, 1927 | Two Arabian Knights | Daingerfield Phelps | 5.9 | |
May 7th, 1927 | The Yankee Clipper | Hal Winslow | 6.7 | |
April 19th, 1927 | The King of Kings | Simon Of Cyrene | 6.4 | |
December 27th, 1926 | Jim the Conqueror | Jim Burgess | 8 | |
August 25th, 1926 | Her Man o' War | Jim Sanderson | 7 | |
August 16th, 1926 | The Last Frontier | Tom Kirby | 9 | |
May 23rd, 1926 | The Volga Boatman | Feodor | 6.5 | |
January 10th, 1926 | Eve's Leaves | Bill Stanley | 7 | |
November 13th, 1925 | The Road to Yesterday | Jack Moreland | 6.8 | |
October 4th, 1925 | The Midshipman | Spud | 7 | |
February 22nd, 1925 | New Lives for Old | Soldier (uncredited) | 9 | |
February 2nd, 1925 | Forty Winks | Lt. Gerald Hugh Butterworth | 8 | |
September 27th, 1924 | Feet of Clay | Young Society Man (uncredited) | 7 | |
August 1st, 1924 | Tarnish | Bill | 8 | |
June 22nd, 1924 | Changing Husbands | Conrad Bardshaw | 7 | |
December 13th, 1923 | Enemies of Children | Sidney Godfrey | 9 | |
November 11th, 1923 | The Temple of Venus | Stanley Dale | 8 | |
August 19th, 1923 | Hollywood | William Boyd | 9 | |
June 10th, 1923 | Michael O'Halloran | Douglas Bruce | 10 | |
November 11th, 1922 | The Young Rajah | Stephen Van Kovert | 7.7 | |
September 24th, 1922 | Manslaughter | (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
September 17th, 1922 | On the High Seas | Dick Deveraux | 8 | |
July 12th, 1922 | Nice People | Oliver Comstock | 8 | |
February 5th, 1922 | Moran of the Lady Letty | Ramon's Friend at Homecoming | 6.7 | |
January 29th, 1922 | Saturday Night | Party Guest | 5.9 | |
January 1st, 1922 | Bobbed Hair | Dick Barton | 10 | |
November 6th, 1921 | Exit the Vamp | Robert Pitts | 10 | |
October 30th, 1921 | After the Show | (uncredited) | 8 | |
September 25th, 1921 | The Affairs of Anatol | Guest | 5.9 | |
July 1st, 1921 | Moonlight and Honeysuckle | Robert V. Courtney | 7 | |
June 26th, 1921 | A Wise Fool | Gerard Fynes | 9 | |
January 28th, 1921 | Brewster's Millions | Harrison | 6.5 | |
January 9th, 1921 | The Jucklins | Dan Stuart | 8 | |
January 3rd, 1921 | Forbidden Fruit | Billiards Player | 6.6 | |
October 17th, 1920 | A City Sparrow | Hughie Ray | 9 | |
October 16th, 1920 | Something to Think About | (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
July 11th, 1920 | The City of Masks | Carpenter | 10 | |
February 8th, 1920 | The Six Best Cellars | Holsappel (uncredited) | 9 | |
January 1st, 1919 | Was He Guilty? | TBD | 9 | |
May 18th, 1918 | Old Wives for New | (uncredited) | 6.4 |