Dennis Carradine

Dennis Carradine is the criminal who killed Uncle Ben and made Peter Parker become the Spider-Man. He's portrayed by Michael Papajohn in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 3.

Spider-Man
Dennis Carradine is a robber who steals money from a fight promoter, the same who gave job to Peter Parker. Since the promoter cheated Parker out of money, the boy doesn't stop the criminal, who thanks him while escaping. Searching for a car for the escape, Carradine meets Ben Parker, who he kills. Having stolen is car, Carradine can make an escape, but he's followed and catched by Spider-Man in a warehouse. During the fight, Peter recognizes in him the same man he let go, and understands the meaning of responsibilities. The robber tries to take a chance of Spider-Man's confusion, but misses and falls out of a window, meeting his end.

Spider-Man 3
Captain George Stacy finds out that Carradine had actually a partner, Flint Marko, and believes that the latter is the real killer of Ben Parker. When Peter Parker acknowledges it, he starts to feel an unusual sympathy for Carradine, imagining him trying to stop Marko from killing Ben. However, Marko reveals that he shot Ben by mistake, while Carradine was distracting him for having his car. Scared for the assassination, Carradine fleed, leaving Marko behind.

Character traits
Carradine is a small time criminal, coward and opportunistic. He doesn't seem to be particularly skilled in anything.

Relationships

 * Flint Marko - Partner.
 * Spider-Man - Enemy.

Trivia

 * In the comics, the man who killed Uncle Ben is simply known as The Burglar.

Behind the scenes

 * Before the film cancellation, Michael Papajohn confirmed that his character was to come back in Spider-Man 4 (probably in flashbacks like in Spider-Man 3).