Guy Boyd

Acting

Guy Boyd

Born April 15, 1943 · Du Quoin, Illinois, USA (age 83)

Guy Boyd (born April 15, 1943) is an American character actor. 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 two episodes of Miami Vice.

Known For

Body DoubleBody Double · 1984
Body Double
★ 6.71984
MovieCrimeMystery
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
The ReportThe Report · 2019
The Report
★ 7.02019
MovieDrama
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
Pacific HeightsPacific Heights · 1990
Pacific Heights
★ 6.31990
MovieThrillerDrama
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
While We're YoungWhile We're Young · 2015
While We're Young
★ 6.02015
MovieComedyDrama
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
I'm Thinking of Ending ThingsI'm Thinking of Ending Things · 2020
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
★ 6.52020
MovieMysteryThriller
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Henry's CrimeHenry's Crime · 2010
Henry's Crime
★ 5.82010
MovieCrimeComedy
An aimless man is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Certain WomenCertain Women · 2016
Certain Women
★ 6.02016
MovieDrama
Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.
Jagged EdgeJagged Edge · 1985
Jagged Edge
★ 6.31985
MovieThriller
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.

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Soul of the GameSoul of the Game · 1996
Soul of the Game
★ 4.91996
MovieHistoryDrama
In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to sign a black player and only one player will be the first to take the field. The Brooklyn Dodgers want to make the deal that will make history. But the man they choose will have to be more than a great player - he has to have the charisma of a star. It soon comes down to three powerful and extraordinary players: legendary pitcher Satchel Paige; the greatest hitter in baseball Josh Gibson; and a rookie by the name of Jackie Robinson. Three player - three friends - three champions. Together they are unbeatable - but only one will cross the home plate into history.

Clark Griffith