William Millar
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William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was a Northern Irish-born actor famed for his role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Millar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9391991 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Millar Context triple: [Stephen Boyd, birthName, William Millar]
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A.
James Millar
James Millar is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as economics, politics, and the arts.
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B.
George Fergusson
George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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C.
Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
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D.
Thomas Rutherford
Thomas Rutherford was an early settler and landowner in Napa Valley whose name was given to the community of Rutherford, California.
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E.
William Johnstone
William Johnstone was a Scottish painter and influential modernist associated with the Scottish Renaissance, known for his abstract landscapes and role in art education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Millar Target entity description: William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was a Northern Irish-born actor famed for his role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
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A.
James Millar
James Millar is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as economics, politics, and the arts.
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B.
George Fergusson
George Fergusson is a British diplomat who has served as Governor of Bermuda and held various senior positions in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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C.
Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
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D.
Thomas Rutherford
Thomas Rutherford was an early settler and landowner in Napa Valley whose name was given to the community of Rutherford, California.
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E.
William Johnstone
William Johnstone was a Scottish painter and influential modernist associated with the Scottish Renaissance, known for his abstract landscapes and role in art education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stephen Boyd
NERFINISHED
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William Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Ben-Hur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-06-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Northern Irish ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | epic film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableRole | Messala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ben-Hur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glengormley NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| portrayed | Messala in Ben-Hur ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| spouse |
Elizabeth Mills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloria Hatrick McLean (annulled engagement) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariella di Sarzana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Stephen Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Charlton Heston
NERFINISHED
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William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Millar Description of subject: William Millar, better known by his stage name Stephen Boyd, was a Northern Irish-born actor famed for his role as Messala in the 1959 epic film "Ben-Hur."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.