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William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Biography. Boyd and Dorothy Sebastian in the film His First Command (1929) Boyd and "Miss Josephine" in 1931. Boyd in Chicago promoting a TV show (1950)
319K Followers, 388 Following, 309 Posts - Billy Boyd (@boydbilly) on Instagram: "The official page of actor and musician Billy Boyd."
A WORD ON WESTERN’s Exclusive Salute to William Boyd, born June 5, 1895. Bill Boyd’s identification with fictional cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy made him rich. After starring in 66 Hoppy movies...
Sep 14, 1972 · HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13 (AP) —William Boyd, who rose to stardom as Hopalong Cassidy, died last night at a South Laguna Beach, Calif., hospital of complications from Parkinson's disease and...
In 1935 the first Hopalong Cassidy film was produced by Paramount Pictures starring a 40-year-old actor named William Boyd. Over the next 20 years, Hopalong Cassidy and Boyd became an iconic fixture in the lives of American movie goers, particularly young people who joined his fan club and collected his merchandise in record numbers.
William Boyd. Actor: Two Arabian Knights. The son of a day laborer, William Boyd moved with his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was seven. His parents died while he was in his early teens, forcing him to quit school and take such jobs as a grocery clerk, surveyor and oil field worker. He went to Hollywood in 1919, already gray-haired.
May 5, 2024 · William Boyd played the iconic Western hero Hopalong Cassidy in 66 films, becoming a popular counter-cultural cowboy who wore black and maintained a moral demeanor.
Sep 8, 2024 · William Boyd was an American motion-picture and television actor who was best known for his portrayal of Hopalong Cassidy in a series of western films. Although born in Ohio, he grew up (from the age of 7) in Oklahoma and attended school only until he was 13.
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).
Aug 19, 2009 · 1895-1972. Movie/TV Cowboy: Hopalong Cassidy was one of America’s greatest Cowboy heroes. Originally created in novels and short stories by author Clarence E. Mulford, Hopalong Cassidy was immortalized by actor, William Boyd.
