stephen boyd played pontius pilate in ben hur 1959.
stephen boyd played pontius pilate in ben hur 1959.
who played pontius pilate in ben hur 1959?
stephen boyd
one of thring's most well-known screen roles was as pontius pilate in "ben hur" (1959). he also appeared as al-kadir, emir of valencia in "el cid" (1961). thring was also awarded the erik kuttner award for acting (1965). in addition to these roles, thring played a barrister in "the case of mrs. loring" (1958), the usurping king aella (ælla of northumbria) in "the vikings" (1958) and herod antipas in "king of kings" (1961). thring is the only actor to portray on film both of the historical figures directly responsible for authorizing the crucifixion of christ according to the gospels. he played numerous glowering bad guys in hollywood epics of the 1950s and 1960s.
frank thring
bullet::::- joseph morgan as judah ben-hur/sextus arrius, a wealthy jerusalem merchant









































bullet::::- stephen campbell moore as octavius messala, a roman officer









































bullet::::- emily vancamp as esther, betrothed to ben hur









































bullet::::- kristin kreuk as tirzah, ben hur's sister









































bullet::::- simón andreu as simonides, esther's father









































bullet::::- hugh bonneville as pontius pilate, governor of judaea









































bullet::::- james faulkner as marcellus agrippa, messala's father









































bullet::::- alex kingston as ruth, ben hur's mother









































bullet::::- art malik as sheik ilderim, a wealthy bedouin









































bullet::::- marc warren as david ben levi, ben hur's overseer









































bullet::::- lucía jiménez as athene, a greek courtesan
ben hur (miniseries)