<Li> In the Spider - Man film series , Ben Parker is portrayed by Cliff Robertson and his character remains relatively faithful to the comics , including his being shot by a criminal Peter failed to stop ( although in the comics he was shot trying to defend May during a break in at their house and in the film he was shot during a carjacking ) . <Ul> <Li> He appeared in the first film as a father figure for Peter . The amiable Ben is laid off from his job as a chief electrician after 35 years and worries about his nephew 's strange behavior . His words of wisdom ( ' With great power comes great responsibility ' ) eventually inspire Peter to become Spider - Man . Losing his temper during this speech , Peter tells him to stop acting like his father , hurting his feelings badly . Later that night , Ben is apparently shot dead by a thief , Dennis Carradine , whom Peter refused to stop when he was cheated out of his money . Peter and his aunt greatly mourn his death , particularly Peter , who is haunted by the fact that he could have stopped Carradine and saved his uncle . By the end of the film , Peter has accepted Ben as the father figure of his childhood . </Li> <Li> The second film features a sequence where Peter contemplates giving up his Spider - Man identity to Ben who , in the flashback , is a physical representation of the entity and ideology of Spider - Man , encouraging Peter to continue on as a superhero . Also , Peter admits the truth surrounding Uncle Ben 's death to Aunt May . She is shocked and upset at first , but later commends Peter for telling her the truth . </Li> <Li> Robertson reprised his role in a flashback scene ( as well as a dream sequence ) in the third film ( his final acting role ) . In the film , Captain George Stacy tells Peter and Aunt May of new evidence that suggests Carradine was only an accomplice of Flint Marko , who was Uncle Ben 's real killer ; Peter then imagines Marko throwing Ben out of the car and gunning him down in cold blood while Carradine desperately tries to stop Marko before driving off . Robertson appears again at the end of the film during a more accurate flashback , as Marko explains to Peter that he only wanted Ben 's car , since Marko needed to steal money to help his critically ill daughter Penny . However , Carradine startled Marko and caused him to accidentally pull the trigger when Ben was trying to reason with him . This somewhat shocked Marko , as he feels extremely remorseful for killing Ben . Realizing how desperate Marko is to help his own daughter and understanding the importance of forgiveness over revenge , Spider - Man forgives Marko and allows him to go free . </Li> </Ul> </Li>
<Li> In the Spider - Man film series , Ben Parker is portrayed by Cliff Robertson and his character remains relatively faithful to the comics , including his being shot by a criminal Peter failed to stop ( although in the comics he was shot trying to defend May during a break in at their house and in the film he was shot during a carjacking ) . <Ul> <Li> He appeared in the first film as a father figure for Peter . The amiable Ben is laid off from his job as a chief electrician after 35 years and worries about his nephew 's strange behavior . His words of wisdom ( ' With great power comes great responsibility ' ) eventually inspire Peter to become Spider - Man . Losing his temper during this speech , Peter tells him to stop acting like his father , hurting his feelings badly . Later that night , Ben is apparently shot dead by a thief , Dennis Carradine , whom Peter refused to stop when he was cheated out of his money . Peter and his aunt greatly mourn his death , particularly Peter , who is haunted by the fact that he could have stopped Carradine and saved his uncle . By the end of the film , Peter has accepted Ben as the father figure of his childhood . </Li> <Li> The second film features a sequence where Peter contemplates giving up his Spider - Man identity to Ben who , in the flashback , is a physical representation of the entity and ideology of Spider - Man , encouraging Peter to continue on as a superhero . Also , Peter admits the truth surrounding Uncle Ben 's death to Aunt May . She is shocked and upset at first , but later commends Peter for telling her the truth . </Li> <Li> Robertson reprised his role in a flashback scene ( as well as a dream sequence ) in the third film ( his final acting role ) . In the film , Captain George Stacy tells Peter and Aunt May of new evidence that suggests Carradine was only an accomplice of Flint Marko , who was Uncle Ben 's real killer ; Peter then imagines Marko throwing Ben out of the car and gunning him down in cold blood while Carradine desperately tries to stop Marko before driving off . Robertson appears again at the end of the film during a more accurate flashback , as Marko explains to Peter that he only wanted Ben 's car , since Marko needed to steal money to help his critically ill daughter Penny . However , Carradine startled Marko and caused him to accidentally pull the trigger when Ben was trying to reason with him . This somewhat shocked Marko , as he feels extremely remorseful for killing Ben . Realizing how desperate Marko is to help his own daughter and understanding the importance of forgiveness over revenge , Spider - Man forgives Marko and allows him to go free . </Li> </Ul> </Li>
who killed uncle ben in spider man 1
who killed uncle ben in spider man 1
a criminal Peter failed to stop
a criminal Peter failed to stop