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Ralph Brentner is one of the heroes of the Stephen King Apocalyptic Thriller, The Stand. He was played by Peter van Norden.
Character Biography[]
Ralph is an affable Midwest farmer and United States Army veteran who meets Nick and Tom as their paths cross on a highway between Oklahoma and Nebraska, and together they form the first party to find Mother Abagail. Despite a lack of formal education, Ralph possesses a good amount of common sense and is quite skilled with tools and machines, and is elected to the first Free Zone Committee. Ralph typically serves as Nick’s "voice of reason", reading his notes to the others during committee meetings. Ralph survives Harold Lauder’s assassination attempt (but loses the third and fourth fingers on his left hand), and is chosen as one of the four to stand against Flagg. Along with Stu, Glen, and Larry, he walks to Las Vegas, and is instrumental in convincing Larry to leave Stu behind after he breaks his leg. Ralph is captured by Flagg along with Glen and Larry, and is to be executed by dismemberment in front of the Golden Nugget Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. Ralph is the first to notice the "Hand of God" as it descends from the sky and onto Trashcan Man’s nuclear weapon, detonating it and killing him and everyone else present.
