Ben Powell — The Spirit Is Willing Character Profile

About Ben Powell

Father who rents a haunted New England house by the sea with his wife. He initially disbelieves in poltergeists and wrongly suspects his son for the strange and increasingly destructive occurrences.

Ben Powell — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Sid Caesar

Appears in

The Spirit Is Willing (1967)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from The Spirit Is Willing

• Kate Powell (Vera Miles)
• Steve Powell (Barry Gordon)
• Uncle George (John McGiver)
• Booper Mellish (Doodles Weaver)
• Felicity Twitchell (Cass Daley)
• Mother (Jay C. Flippen)
• Capt. Pederson (Harvey Lembeck)
• Mr. Hymer (William Castle)
• Dr. Frieden (John Astin)
• Drug Store Owner (Byron Foulger)
• Miles Thorpe (Ricky Cordell)
• Jenny / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems (Jill Townsend)