Charlton Heston

Judah Ben-Hur

Stephen Boyd

Messala

Hugh Griffith

Scheich Ildirim

Jack Hawkins

Quintus Arrius

Haya Harareet

Esther

Martha Scott

Miriam

Cathy O'Donnell

Tirzah

Sam Jaffe

Simonides

Finlay Currie

Balthasar

Frank Thring

Pontius Pilatus

André Morell

Sextus

Terence Longdon

Drusus

Ady Berber

Malluch

Lando Buzzanca

Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited)

Giuliano Gemma

Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited)

Marina Berti

Flavia (uncredited)

Robert Brown

Chief of Rowers (uncredited)

Enzo Fiermonte

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Richard Hale

Gaspar (uncredited)

Duncan Lamont

Marius (uncredited)

John Le Mesurier

Doctor (uncredited)

Ferdy Mayne

Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited)

May McAvoy

Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Ralph Truman

Aide to Tiberius (uncredited)

Claude Heater

Christ

Joe Canutt

Sportsman (uncredited)

Antonio Corevi

Senator (uncredited)

David Davies

Quaestor (uncredited)

Michael Dugan

Seaman (uncredited)

Franco Fantasia

Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited)

José Greci

Mary (uncredited)

John Horsley

Spintho (uncredited)

Howard Lang

Hortator (uncredited)

Tutte Lemkow

Leper (uncredited)

Tiberio Mitri

Roman at Bath (uncredited)

Laurence Payne

Joseph (uncredited)

Stella Rho

Amrah (uncredited)

Edwin Richfield

Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)

Gianni Solaro

Galley Officer (uncredited)

Pietro Tordi

Pilate's Servant (uncredited)

Raimondo Van Riel

Old Man (uncredited)

Dervis Ward

Jailer (uncredited)

Osiride Pevarello

(uncredited)

Renzo Pevarello

(uncredited)

Artemio Antonini

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)

Aldo Cecconi

Galley Guard on Ship (uncredited)