Hero — A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Character Profile

About Hero

The naive son of Senex who has fallen in love with the courtesan Philia. Too underage to legally purchase her, he relies on Pseudolus to secure her. He is briefly captured by Gloriosus but ultimately wins Philia as a free woman of patrician class.

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Crawford

Appears in

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Hero — Professional Master-Slave — Pseudolus (Zero Mostel)

  Pseudolus serves Hero and negotiates his freedom through a romantic scheme.

• Hero — Family Father — Senex (Michael Hordern)

  Senex is Hero's father and legal guardian.

• Hero — Professional Target Of Vendor — Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers)

  Lycus controls the market where Hero's love interest is sold.

• Hero — Conflict Rival Suitor — Miles Gloriosus (Leon Greene)

  Gloriosus is the military rival competing for the same woman.

• Hero — Family Claimed Son — Erronius (Buster Keaton)

  Erronius legally adopts Hero as his biological son.

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More characters from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

• Pseudolus (Zero Mostel)
• Hysterium (Jack Gilford)
• Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers)
• Erronius (Buster Keaton)
• Phillia (Annette Andre)
• Senex (Michael Hordern)
• Gladiator Instructor (Roy Kinnear)
• Miles Gloriosus (Leon Greene)
• Roman Chief Guard (John Bluthal)
• Gatekeeper (Alfie Bass)
• Slave Driver (Frank Thornton)
• Geminae #2 (Susan Baker)