Main Roles:
* Robert Powell as Jesus of Nazareth
* Anthony Quinn as "Big" (Simon Peter)
* James Farentino as Judas Iscariot
* Anne Bancroft as Mary, the mother of Jesus
* Ernest Borgnine as Pontius Pilate
* Christopher Plummer as Herod Antipas
* Claudia Cardinale as Mary Magdalene
* Laurence Olivier as Nicodemus
Supporting Roles:
* James Earl Jones as John the Baptist
* Michael York as King Herod Agrippa I
* Ian Holm as Philip
* Stacy Keach as Matthew
* Peter O'Toole as King Herod the Great
* Olivia Hussey as Veronica
* Sian Phillips as Herodias
* Donald Pleasence as Caiaphas
* Maggie Smith as Martha
This is not an exhaustive list, as the miniseries features a large cast of actors.