Uncle Ben — The Amazing Spider-Man Character Profile

About Uncle Ben

Peter Parker's uncle whose death motivates him to use his powers responsibly

Uncle Ben — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Moral guidance, Wisdom, Integrity, Family leadership, Life lessons

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 6.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Earth-616

Quick Facts about Uncle Ben

Full Name

Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker

First Appearance

Amazing Fantasy #15

Manner of Death

Homicide

Uncle Ben's Known Relations

• Aunt May — Spouse
• Richard Parker — Sibling

Uncle Ben appears in 7 titles

• The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — character page
• Spider-Man (2002) — character page
• Spider-Man 2 (2004) — character page
• Spider-Man 3 (2007) — character page
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) — character page
• Madame Web (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Martin Sheen

Appears in

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Uncle Ben — Family Guardian — Spider-Man / Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield)

  Moral compass and father figure whose death catalyzes Peter's heroism.

• Uncle Ben — Family Wife — Aunt May (Sally Field)

  Married couple jointly raising Peter after his parents' disappearance.

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• Spider-Man / Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield)
• Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone)
• The Lizard / Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans)
• Aunt May (Sally Field)
• Captain Stacy (Denis Leary)
• Flash Thompson (Chris Zylka)
• Mary Parker (Embeth Davidtz)
• Rajit Ratha (Irrfan Khan)
• Peter Parker (Age 4) (Max Charles)
• Richard Parker (Campbell Scott)
• Jack's Father (C. Thomas Howell)
• Helen Stacy (Kari Coleman)