Guy Boyd has been a reliable and renowned supporting actor since his
film debut in
Zwischen den Zeilen (1977). His
acting career began studying Shakespearian dramas and on-and-off
Broadway productions before starting a lengthy career in films, usually
playing tough authority figures. In twenty years, Boyd has starred in
nearly fifty motion pictures and is probably best known for his funny
and sometimes sick performance as Detective McLean in
Brian De Palma's
Der Tod kommt zweimal (1984). Boyd won the
Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Best Actor for his role in
Robert Altman's
Windhunde (1983). Most recently, he was
seen co-starring on the science fiction television series
Black Scorpion (1995).
