* Charlene Matlock ( Linda Purl ) – Ben's younger daughter who became a partner to her father before she moved to Philadelphia to set up her own law practice ( 1986 – 1987 )

When Ben's younger brother Richard Parker and his wife Mary were killed in a plane crash, Ben and May took in their orphaned son Peter and raised him as their own.

This was primarily to maintain her own mental strength, but would also prevent Ben's form from resuming control.

Cook owns her own production company, Ben's Sister Productions ( in reference to her younger brother Ben Cook, an aspiring filmmaker ).

Soon thereafter, Ben begins having surreal dreams and visions, which set him on the trail of a man named Henry Scudder, a drifter who crossed paths with the carnival many years before, and who apparently possessed unusual abilities similar to Ben's own.

He shares Ben's prophetic dreams and slowly discovers the extent of his own unearthly powers, which include bending human beings to his will and making their sins and greatest evils manifest as terrifying visions.

After he returned to the United States, Forrest started his own food business, Food Products Manufacturing, where he established the Uncle Ben's rice line and a gourmet food

Ben's political awakening is so complete by this time that his crusade to bring those responsible for the deaths of Gordon and his family members eventually take their toll on his own family.

26, Maduro, Distance & Comfort & " Burn the Tapes " were all released by Ben's own record company, Ghetto Crush Industries.

Locke enters a rage because of Ben's lie, then suddenly objects began to fly around of its own accord.

Noted artist Ben Austrian gained worldwide appeal for his painting of chicks for Bon Ami, and Ben's wife served as the model for the ads.

* Leanne MacIntyre ( Brynn Thayer ) – Ben's older daughter who works for her father after Michelle's departure ( 1992 – 1994 )

* Jerri Stone ( Carol Huston ) – Ben's last assistant and private investigator with a talent for singing lullabies ( 1994 – 1995 )

Shaft starts his investigation by looking for a man named Ben Buford, who is revealed to have been part of " the movement " with Shaft years ago, and eventually finds out that Ben's group is holding a meeting.

Bumpy states that the reason for turning him on to Ben's is because Shaft is going to need an army to get his daughter back, and " Ben's got one ".

At one time, prior to the man's death, she had romantic feelings for John Stacy ( the Ultimate Marvel version of George Stacy ), the policeman who investigated Ben's murder and was the father of Gwen Stacy.

He was a member of the " Big Three ", referring also to Jason Todd and Bucky whose notable deaths, along with Ben's, gave rise to the phrase " No one in comics stays dead except for Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben ".

As a result, Peter considered himself morally responsible for Ben's death and resolved to fight crime as a superhero — realizing that with great power comes great responsibility — and vowing never to let another innocent person come to harm if he could help it.

Throughout the movie after Ben's death, Peter listens to Ben's voicemail on his phone about how he forgives him for his wrongdoings and that he loves him.

Absent Canary in mid 1970, the writers sought a fresh outlet for Ben's fatherly advice, and so a teen boy was introduced.

Griff, in prison for nearly killing his abusive stepfather, was paroled into Ben's custody and got a job as a ranch hand.

However, they also split time between South Africa and their family home in Jupiter, Florida, in order to get better treatment for Ben's autism.

Another case was BBC Radio 4's failure to broadcast Big Ben's midnight chimes on New Year's Day 2003 ; after the chimes were announced, a technical error caused the station to fall silent for a minute.

However, Junior becomes upset that his parents were going to send him back and despite Ben stating that he will not, drives Flo's car into her father-in-law's store, and Ben's bank account is wiped out to pay for the damage.

May loved the arts, and instilled her passion for them in her children, as evident in Chicago's future as an artist, and brother Ben's eventual career as a potter.

Ben's willpower held out against the symbiote's murderous desires long enough for him to return it to Ravencroft.

There are new worries as they discover Michael's seeing a therapist and Ben fails his retraining exam – and, while the family is divided over mean Uncle Norris's inheritance and the acquisition of a puppy, Ben's delighted to discover he's the inspiration for a wealthy if unhappy, celebrity dentist!

They agree, as a solution to their ' problems ' they will go to see Ben's family in Staten Island for the weekend.

Seeing Ben's good news, Spears and Green are instantly envious and set about to ruin it for their co-worker.

Laura refused to forgive Valene for Ben's plan to kill Greg and ended their friendship.

Derek was killed after being shot in a struggle with Ben during the show's final weeks, following a long storyline where Derek kidnapped and impersonated his twin for months, sleeping with Ben's wife Maria ( having previously also slept with Meg ).

Mark was replaced by session drummer Karl Brazil who had just come off tour with James Blunt, and had also played drums for British band Ben's Brother.

With Karl playing drums for Robbie Williams, Natalie Imbruglia and Ben's Brother, Tim once again took over drum duties in the studio.

Though Ben's father, Patrick Henry Gates, tries to discourage Ben from following in the family line, as he had spent over 20 years looking for the national treasure, attracting ridicule on the family name, young Ben is encouraged onward by a clue, " The secret lies with Charlotte ", from his grandfather John Adams Gates in 1974, that could lead to the fabled national treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers of the United States and Freemasons during the American Revolutionary War that was entrusted to his family by Charles Carroll of Carrollton in 1832 before his death to find, and protect the family name.

Tim Schafer stated that Ben's last name is " Throttle " but it wasn't included in the game because of fears of a legal action by the producers of Biker Mice from Mars, which featured a character by the name of Throttle.

Ben's Game is a video game about fighting cancer.

When interviewed by Make-A-Wish, Ben's wish was to design a video game that eats cancer cells to help other children visualize fighting their cancer and help them to cope with cancer treatments.

* Ben's Game — cancer fighting video game

When it is Old Ben's turn at bat, he knocks the ball out of sight, ending the game.

Ben's only memory of his biological family is one of brother Vincent and thus over a one-on-one basketball game he absolves his brother of any responsibility for his abduction, and agrees to return to live with the Cappadoras.

The name of the city is derived from " Ben's Woods ", as Benjamin McMechen ( 1777-1855 ) inherited that portion of land from the estate of his father, William McMechen ( 1724-1797 ), and built his homestead upon it.

The sacrifice necessary to becoming a Sith Lord is not Jacen's love, but Ben's ; Ben suspects Jacen almost immediately, upon meeting Jacen at his mother's body.

Ben's storyline progressed to a point where Ben admitted his was gay and embarked upon a stormy relationship.

He is ultimately defeated by Harry Osborn, and upon learning Spider-Man's true identity after witnessing the destruction of Venom, he talks with Peter at the conclusion of the film, revealing the truth about Uncle Ben's death.

While holidaying together, Ben and Andie begin to form a genuine bond ; playing card games with the family, learning to ride Ben's motorcycle and upon arrival home Ben even refers to Andie as ' his girlfriend '.