William Boyd
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Born:
Jun 04, 1895

Died:
Sep 12, 1972

Age: 77 Deceased

From:
Hendrysburg, Ohio, USA

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 147

Avg Rating: 6.7

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William Boyd

Also known as: Bill Boyd, Hopalong Cassidy, William Lawrence Boyd, Уильям Бойд, Вильям Бойд

Biography

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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 impres...

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