| 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 |
| Les Ballets Africains | .... | Dancers at Roman Banquet (uncredited) |
| Ady Berber | .... | Malluch (uncredited) |
| Marina Berti | .... | Flavia (uncredited) |
| Hugh Billingsley | .... | Mario (uncredited) |
| Jerry Brown | .... | The Corinthian (uncredited) |
| Robert Brown | .... | Chief of Rowers (uncredited) |
| Lando Buzzanca | .... | Jewish Slave in the Desert (uncredited) |
| Joe Canutt | .... | Sportsman (uncredited) |
| Otello Capanna | .... | The Byzantine (uncredited) |
| Emile Carrer | .... | Rower No. 28 (uncredited) |
| Richard Coleman | .... | Metellus (uncredited) |
| Antonio Corevi | .... | Senator (uncredited) |
| Michael Cosmo | .... | Raimondo (uncredited) |
| Alfredo Danesi | .... | The Armenian (uncredited) |
| David Davies | .... | Quaestor (uncredited) |
| Princess Carmen de Hohenlohe | .... | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Victor De La Fosse | .... | Galley Officer (uncredited) |
| Liana Del Balzo | .... | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Mino Doro | .... | Gratus (uncredited) |
| Michael Dugan | .... | Seaman (uncredited) |
| Franco Fantasia | .... | Roman Soldier Who Brings Crown to Gratus (uncredited) |
| Dino Fazio | .... | Marcello (uncredited) |
| Enzo Fiermonte | .... | Galley Officer (uncredited) |
| Giuliano Gemma | .... | Roman Officer with Messala (uncredited) |
| John Glenn | .... | Rower No. 42 (uncredited) |
| José Greci | .... | Mary (uncredited) |
| Richard Hale | .... | Gaspar (uncredited) |
| Claude Heater | .... | Jesus - The Christ (uncredited) |
| Prince Hohenlohe | .... | Guest at banquet (uncredited) |
| John Horsley | .... | Spintho (uncredited) |
| Eddie Juaregui | .... | The Athenian (uncredited) |
| William Kiehl | .... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Duncan Lamont | .... | Marius (uncredited) |
| Howard Lang | .... | Hortator (uncredited) |
| Stevenson Lang | .... | Blind Man (uncredited) |
| Lord Layton | .... | Good Thief on Cross (uncredited) |
| John Le Mesurier | .... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Tutte Lemkow | .... | Leper (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | .... | The Lubian (uncredited) |
| Luigi Marra | .... | The Syrian (uncredited) |
| Ferdy Mayne | .... | Captain of Rescue Ship (uncredited) |
| May McAvoy | .... | Woman in crowd (uncredited) |
| Nona Medici | .... | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Tiberio Mitri | .... | Roman at Bath (uncredited) |
| Aldo Mozele | .... | Barca (uncredited) |
| Thomas O'Leary | .... | Starter at Race (uncredited) |
| Remington Olmsted | .... | Decurian (uncredited) |
| Laurence Payne | .... | Joseph (uncredited) |
| Aldo Pial | .... | Cavalry Officer (uncredited) |
| Aldo Pini | .... | Bad Thief on Cross (uncredited) |
| Diego Pozzetto | .... | Villager (uncredited) |
| Prince Raimondo | .... | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Stella Rho | .... | Amrah (uncredited) |
| Edwin Richfield | .... | Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited) |
| Count Mario Rivoltella | .... | Undetermined role (uncredited) |
| Hector Ross | .... | Officer (uncredited) |
| Prince Emanuele Ruspoli | .... | Guest at banquet (uncredited) |
| Maxwell Shaw | .... | Rower No. 43 (uncredited) |
| Noel Sheldon | .... | Centurion (uncredited) |
| Aldo Silvani | .... | Man in Nazareth (uncredited) |
| Reginald Lal Singh | .... | Melchior (uncredited) |
| Gianni Solaro | .... | Galley Officer (uncredited) |
| Pietro Tordi | .... | Pilate's Servant (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Tosi | .... | Chariot Driver (uncredited) |
| Ralph Truman | .... | Aide to Tiberius (uncredited) |
| Raimondo Van Riel | .... | Old Man (uncredited) |
| Dervis Ward | .... | Jailer (uncredited) |
| Irina Wassilchikoff | .... | Guest at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Joe Yrigoyen | .... | The Egyptian - Chariot Racer (uncredited) |
| Nazzareno Zamperla | .... | Roman Soldier with a Bow on Galley (uncredited) |