Portrait of William Boyd

Acting

William Boyd

Career

Active from 1920 to 1976, with a break from 1954 to 1975, busiest in 1941 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
103
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Borderland
Borderland
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Boyd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 22
  • Good vs. Evil 11
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Western 7
  • Black and White 7
  • Good vs Evil 7
  • Simple Morality 6
  • Justice 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Heroic Cowboy 4
  • Action 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

141
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)

as (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

as Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles
Western von gestern
Western von gestern (1978)

TV show · as Bill Holbrook (archive footage)

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title · average score 75
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hopalong Cassidy (archive footage)

1950s

3 titles · average score 59
Little Smokey
Little Smokey (1953)

as Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Hopalong Cassidy

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hopalong Cassidy (uncredited)

1940s

40 titles · average score 61
False Paradise
False Paradise (1948)

as William "Hopalong" Cassidy

Lumberjack
Lumberjack (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hopalong Cassidy

Hoppy Serves a Writ
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hopalong Cassidy

Border Patrol
Border Patrol (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hopalong Cassidy

Bar 20
Bar 20 (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hopalong Cassidy

Leather Burners
Leather Burners (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hopalong Cassidy

Riders of the Deadline
Riders of the Deadline (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ranger William "Hopalong" Cassidy

False Colors
False Colors (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Hopalong Cassidy

Twilight on the Trail
Twilight on the Trail (1941)

as Hopalong Cassidy

Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hopalong Cassidy

Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hopalong Cassidy

Riders of the Timberline
Riders of the Timberline (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hopalong Cassidy

1930s

44 titles · average score 62
Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hopalong Cassidy

Heart of Arizona
Heart of Arizona (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hopalong Cassidy

Partners of the Plains
Partners of the Plains (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hopalong Cassidy

North of the Rio Grande
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hopalong Cassidy

Heart of the West
Heart of the West (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hopalong Cassidy

Federal Agent
Federal Agent (1936)

as Bob Woods

Hop-a-long Cassidy
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hopalong Cassidy

The Eagle's Brood
The Eagle's Brood (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hopalong Cassidy

Bar 20 Rides Again
Bar 20 Rides Again (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hopalong Cassidy

Men Of America
Men Of America (1932)

as Jim Parker

The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bill Holbrook

The Big Gamble
The Big Gamble (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alan Beckwith

1920s

47 titles · average score 60
Lady of the Pavements
Lady of the Pavements (1929)

as Karl Von Arnim

The Flying Fool
The Flying Fool (1929)

as Bill Taylor

The Leatherneck
The Leatherneck (1929)
GoodWatch score 43

as William Calhoun

The Cop
The Cop (1928)

as Pete Smith

Power
Power (1928)

as Husky

The Night Flyer
The Night Flyer (1928)

as Jimmy Bradley

Dress Parade
Dress Parade (1927)

as Vic Donovan

Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
GoodWatch score 61

as Daingerfield Phelps

The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper (1927)

as Hal Winslow

The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

as Feodor

Eve's Leaves
Eve's Leaves (1926)

as Bill Stanley

The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday (1925)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jack Moreland

1910s

1 title · average score 55
Old Wives for New
Old Wives for New (1918)
GoodWatch score 55

as (uncredited)