# What does Moses look like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903 "2011-02-28T11:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/1 "2011-02-28T11:36:04Z")
This came up in another thread, but I’m reasonably sure that Charleton Heston will win. ---
**Author:** ![SecondJudith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/2 "2011-02-28T11:50:52Z")
If it were someone from a film, it would probably be the animated chap in _The Prince of Egypt_. But, youngish (in his 40s), dark complexion, dark hair and beard (Heston is much too white), a bit cross and impatient. Possibly with horns. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/3 "2011-02-28T13:20:56Z")
I picked “other,” not because I’m an ass, but because I don’t really have a mental picture of Moses. (I’ve never seen _The Ten Commandments_, and I don’t really have mental images of historical, legendary, or literary figures that we don’t have official portaits of.) Although I may, in fact, be an ass. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/4 "2011-02-28T13:23:40Z")
Mel Brooks. “I bring these Fifteen (crash, oops) … Ten Commandments!” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/5 "2011-02-28T13:27:42Z")
Interesting, because Michaelangelo’s statue isn’t up there as an option. Maybe people aren’t as familiar with it. Nor are Gustave Dore’s illustrations. Nor Burt Lancaster (who played him in a TV miniseries) nor the image from the cartoon _Prince of Egypt_. There really _are_ more pop-culture icons than the OP allows. I would’ve chosen the third option, but I refuse to say I’m an ass. The comment is odd and uncalled-for. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/6 "2011-02-28T13:32:24Z")
Almost all major male historical figures look and sound like Charlton Heston. The ones who don’t look and sound like George C. Scott. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/7 "2011-02-28T13:50:30Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Interesting, because Michaelangelo’s statue isn’t up there as an option. Maybe people aren’t as familiar with it. Nor are Gustave Dore’s illustrations. Interestingly enough, I was trying to decide which of those two options to choose when I saw your post. I decided to go with Dore, mainly because of Mike’s horn fixation. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/8 "2011-02-28T14:05:54Z")
I marked other because I don’t picture Moses looking like anybody. [Why no South park choice?](http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/moses.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/9 "2011-02-28T14:25:16Z")
[Dudley Moore.](http://cdn2.iofferphoto.com/img/item/118/202/643/o_uumT1N1pJrn3i19.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/10 "2011-02-28T14:31:56Z")
Saw a photo of an old bedouin guy that was taken either late 1800s early 1900s, that is what he looks like to me. Gnarly old dude, about 70 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/11 "2011-02-28T15:22:25Z")
> [@](#): > > What does Moses look like? Does he look like a bitch? I picture an old man with a long white beard, even older than Chuck Heston. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/12 "2011-02-28T15:31:32Z")
OTHER: He looks suspiciously like the Master Control program from _Tron_. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/13 "2011-02-28T16:12:25Z")
Charleton Heston or the MCP from Tron. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/14 "2011-02-28T16:13:50Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I marked other because I don’t picture Moses looking like anybody. > > [Why no South park choice?](http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/moses.jpg) That’s my first thought, too. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/15 "2011-02-28T16:27:56Z")
Donald Sutherland. ---
**Author:** ![Chopper9760](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Chopper9760](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chopper9760)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/16 "2011-02-28T17:22:06Z")
He had a beard. Also sandals. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/17 "2011-02-28T19:15:40Z")
Now? [Probably a little like this.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mummy_501594_fh000031.jpg) BTW, it’s Charlton, not [Charleton](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Baker_Charleston.jpg). 😛 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/18 "2011-02-28T20:05:57Z")
I agree with older than Charleton Heston and gnarley dude. Very white-headed / bearded. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/19 "2011-02-28T20:08:21Z")
Can we suppose his toeses are roses? If not, why not? ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903/20 "2011-03-01T00:25:14Z")
He looks like the Moses in the Master Hugo’s 1135 manuscript Bible of Bury St Edmunds at Corpus Christi College where he’s explaining what animals we don’t eat. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-moses-look-like/572903.md?page=2)