JESUS OF NAZARETH (1977) Cast Then and Now | 49 Years Later

Jesus of Nazareth cast then and now in 2026 — revisit Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Ian McShane, Michael York and the legendary actors of Franco Zeffirelli’s 1977 miniseries, 49 years later. Robert Powell’s unforgettable gaze. Olivia Hussey as Mary. The Sermon on the Mount, the Last Supper and the road to Calvary. For many families, Jesus of Nazareth became a tradition revisited every Easter. Return to Zeffirelli’s epic and rediscover the extraordinary cast behind it, from Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft, James Mason and Rod Steiger to Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Peter Ustinov, Ernest Borgnine and James Earl Jones. This retrospective brings the characters together with their performers across the years and honors the many legends who are no longer with us, including Olivia Hussey, James Earl Jones and Claudia Cardinale. FEATURED CAST Robert Powell — Jesus Olivia Hussey — Mary Anne Bancroft — Mary Magdalene Ian McShane — Judas Iscariot Rod Steiger — Pontius Pilate Christopher Plummer — Herod Antipas Anthony Quinn — Caiaphas Claudia Cardinale — Adulteress Laurence Olivier — Nicodemus Ian Holm — Zerah James Mason — Joseph of Arimathea Ernest Borgnine — Roman Centurion Tony Lo Bianco — Quintillius Fernando Rey — Gaspar Donald Pleasence — Melchior Valentina Cortese — Herodias Peter Ustinov — Herod the Great Ralph Richardson — Simeon Marina Berti — Elizabeth Ian Bannen — Amos Yorgo Voyagis — Joseph James Farentino — Peter Cyril Cusack — Yehuda John Duttine — John James Earl Jones — Balthazar Stacy Keach — Barabbas Michael York — John the Baptist Lorenzo Monet — Young Jesus (age 12) Do you remember watching Jesus of Nazareth for the first time? Tell us which performance has stayed with you the most — and whether it is still part of your Easter tradition. Subscribe to Nostalgic Frames for more classic movie and TV cast reunions, then-and-now transformations and faces from the stories we grew up with.    / @nostalgicframestv   Music: Nostalgic Frames TV - channel soundtrack. #JesusOfNazareth #ThenAndNow #RobertPowell #OliviaHussey #NostalgicFrames