Herod the Great — Jesus of Nazareth Character Profile

About Herod the Great

King who orders the massacre of innocents upon hearing of Jesus' birth.

Herod the Great — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Ruthless ruling, Paranoia, Military command

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Herod the Great

Occupation

monarch, politician, sovereign

Manner of Death

Natural causes

Herod the Great's Known Relations

• Mariamne I — Spouse
• Mariamne II — Spouse
• Cleopatra of Jerusalem — Spouse
• Malthace — Spouse
• Doris — Spouse
• Phaidra — Spouse
• Pallas — Spouse
• Elpis — Spouse
• http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/35214782174a94234a055bec2c408947 — Spouse
• Antipater the Idumaean — Father
• Herod Antipas — Child
• Herod Archelaus — Child
• Philip the Tetrarch — Child
• Herod II — Child
• Antipater — Child
• Aristobulus IV — Child
• Alexander — Child
• Salome — Child
• Olympias — Child
• Salampsio — Child
• Herod IV — Child
• Roxanne — Child
• Phasael III — Child
• Cypros — Child
• Cypros — Mother
• Salome I — Sibling
• Pheroras — Sibling
• Phasael — Sibling
• Joseph — Sibling
• Agrippa I — Relative
• Joseph I — Relative

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Ustinov

Appears in

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Role

Minor

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• Jesus (Robert Powell)
• Virgin Mary (Olivia Hussey)
• Joseph (Yorgo Voyagis)
• Mary Magdalene (Anne Bancroft)
• Balthazar (James Earl Jones)
• Herod Antipas (Christopher Plummer)
• Zerah (Ian Holm)
• Quartus (Mark Eden)
• Pontius Pilate (Rod Steiger)
• Nicodemus (Laurence Olivier)
• Caiaphas (Anthony Quinn)
• Judas Iscariot (Ian McShane)