Guy Boyd (actor)
| Guy Buyd | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 19, 1943 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981-present |
Guy Boyd (born April 15, 1943) is an American character actor.[1] Boyd has starred in more than fifty films from the late 1970s to the present. He is probably best known for his role as Detective Jim McLean in Body Double (1984).
In 1984, he was honored at the Venice Film Festival with the Golden Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Robert Altman's adaptation of David Rabe's play Streamers (1983).[1] In recent years Boyd was seen playing Captain Strickland on the science fiction television show Black Scorpion. He will be starring as Archbishop Kurtwell (a Catholic prelate accused of child sexual abuse) in the upcoming HBO drama "The Young Pope".
Awards
- Nominated, 3rd Genie Awards, "Best Performance by a Foreign Actor" for role in film Ticket to Heaven
Partial filmography
- Between the Lines...Austin (1977)
- Ticket to Heaven...Eric (1981)
- Ghost Story...Omar Norris (1981)
- Streamers...Rooney (1983)
- Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (TV movie)...Jeremitt (1984)
- Lucas...Coach (1986)
- Miami Vice ...Frank Hackman (1986 & 1988)
- Sister Act...Det. Tate (uncredited) (1992)
- Balloon Farm...Mayor (1999)
- Law & Order (TV series) (episode "Mother's Milk")...Elston Norrell (2000)
- Black Scorpion (TV series)...Capt. Henry Strickland (2001)
- Law & Order (TV series) (episode "Publish and Perish") (2005)
- Blackbird...Landlord (2007)
- The Savages...Bill Lachman (2007)
- Henry's Crime...Bernie (2010)
- Foxcatcher...Henry Beck (2014)
References
- 1 2 Porter, Bob (May 20, 1983). "Altman claims Dallas Ideal Setting for Film". Victoria Advocate. p. 12TV. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
External links
- Guy Boyd at the Internet Movie Database
- Guy Boyd at AllMovie
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