- Charlton Heston
- Judah Ben-Hur
- Jack Hawkins
- Quintus Arrius
- Haya Harareet
- Esther
- Stephen Boyd
- Messala
- Hugh Griffith
- Sheik Ilderim
- Martha Scott
- Miriam
- Cathy O'Donnell
- Tirzah
- Sam Jaffe
- Simonides
- Finlay Currie
- Balthasar / Narrator
- Frank Thring
- Pontius Pilate
- Terence Longdon
- Drusus
- George Relph
- Tiberius Caesar
- André Morell
- Sextus
- Umberto Alivernini
- Officer Spectator at the Chariot Race
- Carlo Alvieri
- Soldier
- Armando Annuale
- Witness at the Birth of Jesus
- Artemio Antonini
- Galley Guard
- Nello Appodia
- Oarsman
- Fortunato Arena
- Soldier
- Bruno Ariè
- Roman Officer
- Les Ballets Africains
- Dancers at Roman Banquet
- Emma Baron
- Jewish Woman
- Ady Berber
- Malluch
- Marina Berti
- Flavia
- Michael Billingsley
- Mario
- Jerry Brown
- The Corinthian
- Robert Brown
- Chief of Rowers
- Lando Buzzanca
- Jewish Slave in the Desert
- Alfio Caltabiano
- Pirate
- Joe Canutt
- Sportsman
- Otello Capanna
- The Byzantine
- Emile Carrer
- Rower No. 28
- Angelo Casadei
- Crucifixion March Spectator
- Sergio Casadei
- The Athenian
- Francesco Casaretti
- Judah's Stableman
- Aristide Catoni
- Man Watching the Procession
- Pietro Ceccarelli
- Roman Officer with Messala
- Aldo Cecconi
- Galley Guard
- Franz Colangeli
- Celebration Guest / Senator (uncredited)
- Richard Coleman
- Metellus
- Livia Cordaro
- Crucifixion March Spectator
- Antonio Corevi
- Senator
- Michael Cosmo
- Raimondo
- Alfredo Danesi
- The Armenian
- David Davies
- Quaestor
- Carmen de Hohenlohe
- Guest at Banquet
- Victor De La Fosse
- Galley Officer
- Vincenzo De Palo
- Arab at the Chariot Race
- Liana Del Balzo
- Guest at Banquet
- Consalvo Dell'Arti
- Celebration Guest
- Gianni Di Segni
- Galley Guard on Ship
- Mino Doro
- Gratus
- Michael Dugan
- Seaman
- Franco Fantasia
- Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus
- Dino Fazio
- Marcello
- Umberto Felici
- Crucifixion Spectator
- Tom Felleghy
- Officer on rescue ship
- Enzo Fiermonte
- Galley Officer
- Bob Folkerson
- Chariot Racer
- Armando Fracassi
- Arab at the Chariot Race
- Giuliano Gemma
- Roman Officer with Messala
- Oscar Giustini
- Rower
- John Glenn
- Rower No. 42
- José Greci
- Mary
- Richard Hale
- Gaspar
- Claude Heater
- Jesus - The Christ
- Prince Hohenlohe
- Guest at Banquet
- John Horsley
- Spintho
- Eddie Juaregui
- The Athenian
- William Kiehl
- Soldier
- Duncan Lamont
- Marius
- Howard Lang
- Hortator
- John Le Mesurier
- Doctor
- Tutte Lemkow
- Leper
- Cliff Lyons
- The Lubian
- Raimondo Magni
- Soldier in the Bath House
- Ugo Mari
- Noble Spectator at the Chariot Race
- Luigi Marra
- The Syrian
- Ferdy Mayne
- Captain of Rescue Ship
- May McAvoy
- Woman in Crowd
- Nona Medici
- Guest at Banquet
- Furio Meniconi
- Soldier
- Mario Meniconi
- Crucifixion March Guard
- Romano Milani
- Nobleman at Quintus' Return to Rome
- Tiberio Mitri
- Roman at Bath
- Terzo Monachesi
- Noble Spectator at the Chariot Race
- Sandro Mondini
- Nobleman at Quintus' Return to Rome
- Aldo Mozele
- Barca
- Spartaco Nale
- Rower
- Thomas O'Leary
- Starter at Race
- Remington Olmsted
- Decurion
- Laurence Payne
- Joseph
- Osiride Pevarello
- Jesus' Listener
- Renzo Pevarello
- Pirate
- Aldo Pial
- Cavalry Officer
- Vladimiro Picciafuochi
- Soldier
- Aldo Pini
- Bad Thief on Cross
- Ferdinando Poggi
- Soldier
- Diego Pozzetto
- Villager
- Prince Raimondo
- Guest at Banquet
- Isarco Ravaioli
- Soldier at the Bath House
- Stella Rho
- Amrah
- Edwin Richfield
- Supplier to Leper Colony
- Michele Righi
- Nobleman at the Chariot Race
- Mario Rivoltella
- Undetermined Role
- Hector Ross
- Officer
- Emanuele Ruspoli
- Guest at Banquet
- Amerigo Santarelli
- Rower
- Gino Scotti
- Spectator at the Birth of Jesus
- Pupita Lea Scuderoni
- Spectator at the Crucifixion March
- Attilio Severini
- Horse Wrangler
- Maxwell Shaw
- Rower No. 43
- Noel Sheldon
- Centurion
- Aldo Silvani
- Man in Nazareth
- Umberto Silvestri
- Guard on ship
- Reginald Lal Singh
- Melchior
- Luigi Smith
- Servant in Judah's Household
- Gianni Solaro
- Galley Officer
- Roberto Spiombi
- Senator
- John Stevenson Lang
- Blind Man
- Renato Terra
- Jesus' Listener
- Alfred Thomas
- Oarsman
- Pietro Tordi
- Pilate's Servant
- Giuseppe Tosi
- Chariot Driver
- Ralph Truman
- Aide to Tiberius
- Giorgio Ubaldi
- Rower
- Raimondo Van Riel
- Old Man
- Alfredo Varelli
- Physician's Assistant
- Venantino Venantini
- Palefrenier de la course de chars
- Dervis Ward
- Jailer
- Irina Wassilchikoff
- Guest at Banquet
- Joe Yrigoyen
- The Egyptian - Chariot Racer
- Nazzareno Zamperla
- Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley
- Rinaldo Zamperla
- Pirate
