- The one Arab of consequence is Sheik Ilderim, a jovial, horse-mad desert chieftain played in dark makeup by the Welsh actor Hugh Griffith; he exists to supply the hero with a chariot team and comic enthusiasm for the race against Messala.
Ben Hur (1959)
film
- Distributor
- MGM
- Cast
- Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith