Biography
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William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 β 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.
Filmography
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Movies 136
self 5
TV Shows 2
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![Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/662337-golden-saddles-silver-spurs.jpg)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
![Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/32664-robert-mitchum-the-reluctant-star.jpg)
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star (1991)
![Going Hollywood: The '30s](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/501173-going-hollywood-the-30s.jpg)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
![Western von gestern](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/626954-western-von-gestern.jpg)
Western von gestern (1978)
![Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/105592-meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch.jpg)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)
![It's Showtime](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/144414-it-s-showtime.jpg)
It's Showtime (1976)
![The Movie Orgy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/110559-the-movie-orgy.jpg)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
![Little Smokey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Little Smokey (1953)
![Hopalong Cassidy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98705-hopalong-cassidy.jpg)
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
![The Greatest Show on Earth](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22916-the-greatest-show-on-earth.jpg)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
![Strange Gamble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5027-strange-gamble.jpg)
Strange Gamble (1948)
![False Paradise](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5028-false-paradise.jpg)
False Paradise (1948)
![Borrowed Trouble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5029-borrowed-trouble.jpg)
Borrowed Trouble (1948)
![Sinister Journey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5030-sinister-journey.jpg)
Sinister Journey (1948)
![The Dead Don't Dream](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5031-the-dead-don-t-dream.jpg)
The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
![Silent Conflict](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5032-silent-conflict.jpg)
Silent Conflict (1948)
![Hoppy's Holiday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5033-hoppy-s-holiday.jpg)
Hoppy's Holiday (1947)
![The Marauders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5034-the-marauders.jpg)
The Marauders (1947)
![Dangerous Venture](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5035-dangerous-venture.jpg)
Dangerous Venture (1947)
![Unexpected Guest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5036-unexpected-guest.jpg)
Unexpected Guest (1947)
![The Devil's Playground](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5023-the-devil-s-playground.jpg)
The Devil's Playground (1946)
![Fool's Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5037-fool-s-gold.jpg)
Fool's Gold (1946)
![Forty Thieves](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5038-forty-thieves.jpg)
Forty Thieves (1944)
![Mystery Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5039-mystery-man.jpg)
Mystery Man (1944)
![Lumberjack](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5022-lumberjack.jpg)
Lumberjack (1944)
![Texas Masquerade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5040-texas-masquerade.jpg)
Texas Masquerade (1944)
![Riders of the Deadline](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5021-riders-of-the-deadline.jpg)
Riders of the Deadline (1943)
![False Colors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5026-false-colors.jpg)
False Colors (1943)
![Bar 20](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5025-bar-20.jpg)
Bar 20 (1943)
![Colt Comrades](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5041-colt-comrades.jpg)
Colt Comrades (1943)
![Leather Burners](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5024-leather-burners.jpg)
Leather Burners (1943)
![Border Patrol](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5042-border-patrol.jpg)
Border Patrol (1943)
![Hoppy Serves a Writ](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5043-hoppy-serves-a-writ.jpg)
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
![Lost Canyon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5045-lost-canyon.jpg)
Lost Canyon (1942)
![Undercover Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5044-undercover-man.jpg)
Undercover Man (1942)
![Secret of the Wastelands](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5046-secrets-of-the-wastelands.jpg)
Secret of the Wastelands (1941)
![Outlaws of the Desert](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5047-outlaws-of-the-desert.jpg)
Outlaws of the Desert (1941)
![Twilight on the Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5048-twilight-on-the-trail.jpg)
Twilight on the Trail (1941)
![Stick to Your Guns](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5049-stick-to-your-guns.jpg)
Stick to Your Guns (1941)
![Riders of the Timberline](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121790-riders-of-the-timberline.jpg)
Riders of the Timberline (1941)
![Wide Open Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60577-wide-open-town.jpg)
Wide Open Town (1941)
![Pirates on Horseback](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135856-pirates-on-horseback.jpg)
Pirates on Horseback (1941)
![Border Vigilantes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27742-border-vigilantes.jpg)
Border Vigilantes (1941)
![In Old Colorado](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5020-in-old-colorado.jpg)
In Old Colorado (1941)
![Doomed Caravan](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135751-doomed-caravan.jpg)
Doomed Caravan (1941)
![Three Men from Texas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135677-three-men-from-texas.jpg)
Three Men from Texas (1940)
![Stagecoach War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135661-stagecoach-war.jpg)
Stagecoach War (1940)
![Hidden Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27744-hidden-gold.jpg)
Hidden Gold (1940)
![The Showdown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83183-the-showdown.jpg)
The Showdown (1940)
![Santa Fe Marshal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135646-santa-fe-marshal.jpg)
Santa Fe Marshal (1940)
![Law of the Pampas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60593-law-of-the-pampas.jpg)
Law of the Pampas (1939)
![Range War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122964-range-war.jpg)
Range War (1939)
![Renegade Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83167-renegade-trail.jpg)
Renegade Trail (1939)
![Land of Liberty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/784078-land-of-liberty.jpg)
Land of Liberty (1939)
![Silver on the Sage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83009-silver-on-the-sage.jpg)
Silver on the Sage (1939)
![Sunset Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135176-sunset-trail.jpg)
Sunset Trail (1939)
![The Frontiersmen](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135072-the-frontiersmen.jpg)
The Frontiersmen (1938)
![In Old Mexico](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60515-in-old-mexico.jpg)
In Old Mexico (1938)
![Pride of the West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60486-pride-of-the-west.jpg)
Pride of the West (1938)
![Bar 20 Justice](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135020-bar-20-justice.jpg)
Bar 20 Justice (1938)
![Heart of Arizona](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135085-heart-of-arizona.jpg)
Heart of Arizona (1938)
![Cassidy of Bar 20](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135037-cassidy-of-bar-20.jpg)
Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
![Partners of the Plains](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135125-partners-of-the-plains.jpg)
Partners of the Plains (1938)
![Texas Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134966-texas-trail.jpg)
Texas Trail (1937)
![Hopalong Rides Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134806-hopalong-rides-again.jpg)
Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
![Rustlers' Valley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75374-rustlers-valley.jpg)
Rustlers' Valley (1937)
![North of the Rio Grande](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75370-north-of-the-rio-grande.jpg)
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
![Hills of Old Wyoming](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134802-hills-of-old-wyoming.jpg)
Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
![Borderland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121160-borderland.jpg)
Borderland (1937)
![Trail Dust](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121163-trail-dust.jpg)
Trail Dust (1936)
![Hopalong Cassidy Returns](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134516-hopalong-cassidy-returns.jpg)
Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)
![Go-Get-'Em, Haines](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/157120-go-get-em-haines.jpg)
Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
![Burning Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/242221-burning-gold.jpg)
Burning Gold (1936)
![Three on the Trail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121156-three-on-the-trail.jpg)
Three on the Trail (1936)
![Federal Agent](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134481-federal-agent.jpg)
Federal Agent (1936)
![Call of the Prairie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121162-call-of-the-prairie.jpg)
Call of the Prairie (1936)
![Heart of the West](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/118727-heart-of-the-west.jpg)
Heart of the West (1936)
![Bar 20 Rides Again](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74799-bar-20-rides-again.jpg)
Bar 20 Rides Again (1935)
![Racing Luck](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/362144-racing-luck.jpg)
Racing Luck (1935)
![The Eagle's Brood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27743-the-eagle-s-brood.jpg)
The Eagle's Brood (1935)
![Hop-a-long Cassidy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/121158-hop-a-long-cassidy.jpg)
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
![Port of Lost Dreams](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/124672-port-of-lost-dreams.jpg)
Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
![Cheaters](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/756844-cheaters.jpg)
Cheaters (1934)
![Emergency Call](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97202-emergency-call.jpg)
Emergency Call (1933)
![Lucky Devils](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133743-lucky-devils.jpg)
Lucky Devils (1933)
![Men Of America](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133534-men-of-america.jpg)
Men Of America (1932)
![Flaming Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77886-flaming-gold.jpg)
Flaming Gold (1932)
![Carnival Boat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119814-carnival-boat.jpg)
Carnival Boat (1932)
![Suicide Fleet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119815-suicide-fleet.jpg)
Suicide Fleet (1931)
![The Big Gamble](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104336-the-big-gamble.jpg)
The Big Gamble (1931)
![Beyond Victory](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/123204-beyond-victory.jpg)
Beyond Victory (1931)
![The Painted Desert](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67521-the-painted-desert.jpg)
The Painted Desert (1931)
![Officer O'Brien](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100988-officer-o-brien.jpg)
Officer O'Brien (1930)
![His First Command](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132938-his-first-command.jpg)
His First Command (1929)
![The Flying Fool](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100982-the-flying-fool.jpg)
The Flying Fool (1929)
![High Voltage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132936-high-voltage.jpg)
High Voltage (1929)
![The Leatherneck](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132957-the-leatherneck.jpg)
The Leatherneck (1929)
![Lady of the Pavements](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132953-lady-of-the-pavements.jpg)
Lady of the Pavements (1929)
![Power](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132825-power.jpg)
Power (1928)
![The Cop](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113695-the-cop.jpg)
The Cop (1928)
![Skyscraper](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100994-skyscraper.jpg)
Skyscraper (1928)
![The Night Flyer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132811-the-night-flyer.jpg)
The Night Flyer (1928)
![Dress Parade](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113700-dress-parade.jpg)
Dress Parade (1927)
![Two Arabian Knights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20470-two-arabian-knights.jpg)
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
![The Yankee Clipper](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132723-the-yankee-clipper.jpg)
The Yankee Clipper (1927)
![The King of Kings](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102041-the-king-of-kings.jpg)
The King of Kings (1927)
![Her Man o' War](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/328684-her-man-o-war.jpg)
Her Man o' War (1926)
![The Volga Boatman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102016-the-volga-boatman.jpg)
The Volga Boatman (1926)
![Eve's Leaves](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132460-eve-s-leaves.jpg)
Eve's Leaves (1926)
![The Road to Yesterday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102062-the-road-to-yesterday.jpg)
The Road to Yesterday (1925)
![New Lives for Old](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/378721-new-lives-for-old.jpg)
New Lives for Old (1925)
![Forty Winks](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/504506-forty-winks.jpg)
Forty Winks (1925)
![Feet of Clay](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102024-feet-of-clay.jpg)
Feet of Clay (1924)
![Changing Husbands](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132248-changing-husbands.jpg)
Changing Husbands (1924)
![The Temple of Venus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/319367-the-temple-of-venus.jpg)
The Temple of Venus (1923)
![Hollywood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/187844-hollywood.jpg)
Hollywood (1923)
![The Young Rajah](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132133-the-young-rajah.jpg)
The Young Rajah (1922)
![Manslaughter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102059-manslaughter.jpg)
Manslaughter (1922)
![On the High Seas](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97482-on-the-high-seas.jpg)
On the High Seas (1922)
![Nice People](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108852-nice-people.jpg)
Nice People (1922)
![Moran of the Lady Letty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/132099-moran-of-the-lady-letty.jpg)
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
![Saturday Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102084-saturday-night.jpg)
Saturday Night (1922)
![Bobbed Hair](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/666114-bobbed-hair.jpg)
Bobbed Hair (1922)
![After the Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/290312-after-the-show.jpg)
After the Show (1921)
![Moonlight and Honeysuckle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/109313-moonlight-and-honeysuckle.jpg)
Moonlight and Honeysuckle (1921)
![A Wise Fool](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/816193-a-wise-fool.jpg)
A Wise Fool (1921)
![Brewster's Millions](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/131964-brewster-s-millions.jpg)
Brewster's Millions (1921)
![Forbidden Fruit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102013-forbidden-fruit.jpg)
Forbidden Fruit (1921)
![A City Sparrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/491275-a-city-sparrow.jpg)
A City Sparrow (1920)
![Something to Think About](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102021-something-to-think-about.jpg)
Something to Think About (1920)
![The Six Best Cellars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/628877-the-six-best-cellars.jpg)
The Six Best Cellars (1920)
![Old Wives for New](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101995-old-wives-for-new.jpg)
Old Wives for New (1918)
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-06-05
Deathday1972-09-12 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceHendrysburg, United States of America
RelationshipsDorothy Sebastian (1930-01-01 - 1936-01-01), Elinor Fair (1926-01-01 - 1929-01-01), Grace Bradley (1937-01-01 - 1972-09-12), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/110b9d6b371bf730701865c451fa8096 (1917-01-01 - 1921-01-01), Ruth Miller (1921-01-01 - 1924-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBill Boyd, Hopalong Cassidy, William Lawrence Boyd
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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