"), he attracted favorable notices in dramatic roles such as his portrayal of Julius Caesar in "Cleopatra" (1963) and as Pope Julius II in "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1965), opposite Charlton Heston as Michelangelo.He also acted in a Hindi film "Shalimar" alongside Indian Bollywood star Dharmendra as well as appearing opposite Richard Burton as two aging homosexuals in "Staircase" (1969).