Bennett “Ben” Samuel Tramer is a minor protagonist that is first mentioned in the original 1978 Halloween and appears in Halloween II. He was portrayed by Jack Verbois
Biography[]
Bennett Tramer was born to Carl and Bonnie Tramer on June 20th 1961 in Haddonfield Illinois He went to Haddonfield High School were he met his crush Laurie Strode and her friends Lynda Van Der Klok and Annie Brackett
Halloween Night[]
On Halloween, after leaving a party dressed in a dark blue button up long sleeve shirt and pants resembling Michael Myers mechanic uniform and a mask resembling Michael’s mask only with blonde hair he was chased by Dr. Samuel Loomis and Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Who thought that he was Michael Myers due to the similar outfit and mask. As Ben crossed the street without looking either was as he got distracted by the panic, a police vehicle rammed directly into him to a parked van, causing a fiery explosion and instantly killing him.

Ben’s Burned Corpse
His burned corpse was taken to a coroner’s department where Graham did dental test to determine if he was Michael Myers or not. After the inspection, it was revealed he was not Michael as his teeth did not match those of someone who would be 21 like Michael Myers is. Loomis and the policemen realized that he was an innocent civilian and Michael was still at large
Trivia[]
- Given that 2018’s Halloween ignores the events in Halloween II, Ben would still be alive during the 2018 movie and later sequels. This would be confirmed in Halloween Kills, Where Ben was mentioned by Deputy Frank Hawkins years after 1978, when he would have died.
- In addition to that, he apparently has a grandson named Terry Tramer in Halloween Ends.
- Considering in the 2018 timeline that his grandson Terry was a bully because his father Robert abused him, it's heavily implied that Ben abused Robert, which lead him to become like that.
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