Where Are All The Actors Who Played Jesus Today?

Alongside the many living actors we've caught up with, some of the most significant Jesus actors are no longer with us. The first Jesus on film was R. Henderson Bland (left), who starred in the 1912 film From the Manger to the Cross. After a handful of additional acting credits, Bland passed away in 1941. 

H.B. Warner (center-left) starred in Cecil B. DeMille's King of Kings in 1927. According to TCM, Warner was required to sign an agreement to lead an "exemplary life" for the next year, which might've contributed to his struggle with drinking. Warner later starred in other Hollywood classics, including It's a Wonderful Life, before dying in 1958.

Robert Le Vigan (center) played Jesus in the 1935 French film Behold the Man. Sadly, after the Nazis invaded France, he declared his antisemitism and regularly helped the Gestapo, according to Films de France. He was later arrested, sentenced to hard labor, and spent his remaining free years in poverty. 

Jeffrey Hunter (center-right) featured in the 1961 remake of King of Kings, but sci-fi fans will forever recognize him from Star Trek, in which he played the ill-fated Captain Pike. He passed away in 1969. 

Finally, legendary thespian John Hurt (right) was Jesus in Mel Brooks' History of the World: Part I. Hurt later starred in the film version of George Orwell's 1984, and was recently the "War Doctor" in Doctor Who. Hurt died in January 2017.

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