Christ — Ben-Hur Character Profile

About Christ

Central religious figure offering compassion and divine intervention.

Christ — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

God

Abilities

Healing, Miracles, Preaching, Compassion, Divine intervention

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 10/10
• Morality: 10/10
• Influence: 10/10

Christ appears in 12 titles

• The Robe (1953) — character page
• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) — character page
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — character page
• Life of Brian (1979) — character page
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — character page
• Dracula 2000 (2000) — character page
• Dracula II: Ascension (2003) — character page
• The Passion of the Christ (2004) — character page
• The Bible (2013) — character page
• Ben-Hur (2016) — character page
• The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Claude Heater

Appears in

Ben-Hur (1959)

Role

Cameo

Relationships (2)

• Christ — Narrative Compassionate Stranger — Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston)

  This act of compassion becomes a defining memory in Judah's life.

  In Nazareth, Christ gives the exhausted Judah water despite the guards' reaction.

• Christ — Narrative Religious Witness — Balthasar (Finlay Currie)

  Balthasar shares the final religious revelation that completes Judah's transformation.

  Balthasar accompanies Judah while they witness Christ's crucifixion.

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