Guy Boyd (actor)

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) and for the pivotal role of Frank Hackman on several episodes of Miami Vice.

Guy Boyd
Born (1943-04-19) April 19, 1943
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present
ChildrenJohn Boyd (son)

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 played Archbishop Kurtwell (a Catholic prelate accused of child sexual abuse) in the HBO drama The Young Pope. Also starred in Past Midnight, as Guy Canape.

Awards

Selected filmography

References
  1. Porter, Bob (May 20, 1983). "Altman claims Dallas Ideal Setting for Film". Victoria Advocate. p. 12TV. Retrieved August 19, 2011.


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