John the Baptist

===In film and television===
John the Baptist has appeared in a number of screen adaptations of the life of Jesus. Actors who have played John include James D. Ainsley in ''[[From the Manger to the Cross]]'' (1912), [[Nigel De Brulier]] in ''[[Salome (1923 film)|Salome]]'' (1923), [[Alan Badel]] in ''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953), [[Robert Ryan]] in ''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' (1961),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055047/fullcredits|title=King of Kings (1961)|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=16 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916095704/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055047/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> Mario Socrate in ''[[The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film)|The Gospel According to St. Matthew]]'' (1964),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058715/fullcredits|title=The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=16 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616051908/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058715/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Charlton Heston]] in ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' (1965),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059245/fullcredits|title=The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408031050/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059245/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Haskell]] in ''[[Godspell (film)|Godspell]]'' (1973),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070121/fullcredits|title=Godspell (1973)|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=16 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616050851/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070121/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Michael York (actor)|Michael York]] in ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' (1977), [[Eli Cohen (actor)|Eli Cohen]] in ''[[Jesus (1979 film)|Jesus]]'' (1979),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075520/fullcredits|title=Jesus of Nazareth (TV Mini-Series 1977)|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=16 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616051306/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075520/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Andre Gregory]] in ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1988),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/fullcredits|title=The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=16 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616051041/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095497/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> Christopher Routh in ''[[Mary, Mother of Jesus (film)|Mary, Mother of Jesus]]'' (1999), [[David O'Hara]] in ''[[Jesus (1999 film)|Jesus]]'' (1999), Scott Handy in ''[[The Gospel of John (2003 film)|The Gospel of John]]'' (2003), [[Aidan McArdle]] in ''[[Judas (2004 film)|Judas]]'' (2004), [[Daniel Percival]] in ''[[Son of God (film)|Son of God]]'' (2014), [[Abhin Galeya]] in ''[[Killing Jesus (2015 film)|Killing Jesus]]'' (2015), and [[David Amito]] in "[[The Chosen (TV series)|The Chosen]]" (2019-2022).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9471404/fullcredits?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |title=The Chosen (TV Series 2017– ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=30 September 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004025011/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9471404/fullcredits?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[Snapaka Yohannan]]'' (''John the Baptist''), a 1963 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film depicts life of St. John the Baptist and his death at the hands of [[Salome]], [[Herod Antipas]] and [[Herodias]].<ref name="hindu">{{cite web |last1=Vijayakumar |first1=B. |title=Snapaka Yohannan, 1963 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/snapaka-yohannan-1963/article3754188.ece |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |date=12 August 2012 |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107213403/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/snapaka-yohannan-1963/article3754188.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Snaapaka Yohannaan [1963] |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?3639 |website=en.msidb.org |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=8 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108131228/https://en.msidb.org/m.php?3639 |url-status=live }}</ref>