William "Stage" Boyd

William H. Boyd (December 18, 1886 in New York City, New York – March 20, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor billed as William "Stage" Boyd or William Stage Boyd.

Boyd was an early 20th century stage actor who appeared in two Broadway plays and then worked in motion pictures.

Such experience was considered an advantage to an actor after the introduction of talking pictures.

[3] Many newspapers reported the arrests, but published photos of the wrong William Boyd, who lost his studio contract with RKO.

[citation needed] Boyd's first wife, Margaret Christiansen, later married theatrical producer Harry Frazee, the one-time owner of the Boston Red Sox who is best remembered for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.