Ben Richards (other)

	Ben Richards (other) Ben Richards or Benjamin Richards may refer to: * Ben Richards (actor) (born 1972), British stage and television actor * Ben Richards (writer) (born 1964), British author and screenwriter * Benjamin Wood Richards (1797–1851), 59th mayor of Philadelphia * Ben Richards, the main character in '' The Running Man'', a Stephen King novel * Ben Richards, the main character in '' The Immortal'' See also * Franklin Benjamin Richards, fictional character in the ''Fantastic Four'' * François-Marie-Benjamin Richard (1819–1908), archbishop of Paris * Richard Benjamin Richard Samuel Benjamin (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of well-known films, including '' Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), '' Catch-22'' (1970), '' Portnoy's Complaint'' (1972), '' Westworld'', ... (born 1938), American actor and director {{hndis, Richards, Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ben Richards (actor) Ben Richards (born 27 March 1972 in West Sussex, England) is a British stage and television actor and dancer. Richards studied dance from an early age and later took part in theatre. He gained supporting roles in London's West End and gradually filled the role of the lead. After small roles in two films, Richards began his television career with guest roles in various British serials. In 2005, he joined the regular cast of the ITV drama '' Footballers' Wives'' and after the series ended he resumed theatre work. Richards went on to secure roles in ''Holby City'' and ''The Bill''. While working on the latter, Richards said that he would always pursue his career in theatre, which he did after leaving. In 2015, he joined the cast of the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' as Ben Bradley and remained as a regular for a year. He then returned to stage roles in the West End. Richards has also starred in several pantomimes, including ''Beauty and the Beast'' in 2017. Career Richards began dancin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ben Richards (writer) Ben Richards (born 1964) is a British screenwriter and novelist. He was the lead writer on ''Spooks'' and is the writer/creator of ''Party Animals, Outcasts, COBRA'' and ''Showtrial''. He also created ''The Tunnel'' from the Scandinavian original of “The Bridge” as well as adapting “The Cuckoo's Calling, ''The Cuckoo’s Calling''," the first in J. K. Rowling, Robert Galbraith’s ''Strike'' series for BBC1. Career Before writing novels and TV dramas, he worked for three years as a housing officer in London Borough of Newham, Newham and London Borough of Islington, Islington, London. As a research student at UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences, UCL's Department of Geography he spent a year investigating public housing in Chile and on his return to Britain began his first novel "to alleviate the boredom of analysing questionnaires" for his PhD thesis. Richards was a lecturer at the University of Birmingham and at University College London, where he taught developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Benjamin Wood Richards Benjamin Wood Richards (November 12, 1797 – July 12, 1851) was an American politician who served as the 59th mayor of Philadelphia in 1829 and a second time from 1830 to 1832. Early life and education Richards was born in Batsto, New Jersey, on November 12, 1797, to Magaretta (Wood) and William Richards. In 1815, he graduated from Princeton University. Career In 1819, he established Richards & Bispham, which became the largest commission house in Philadelphia. He served on the Philadelphia City Council and in 1827, served as a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature. He was a proponent of the common school system and served on the first Board of Control of Public Schools for Philadelphia. He served as an original member of the City Board of Controllers and in 1829, was elected as a Canal Commissioner. He was appointed as a director of the United States Bank and the United States Mint by President Andrew Jackson. He served as mayor of Philadelphia in 1829, after the res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Running Man (novel) ''The Running Man'' is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus '' The Bachman Books''. The novel is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025, in which the nation's economy is in ruins and world violence is rising. The story follows protagonist Ben Richards as he participates in the reality show ''The Running Man'', in which contestants win money by evading a team of hitmen sent to kill them. Plot In 2025, the world's economy is in shambles, and America has become a totalitarian dystopia. Ben Richards, an impoverished 28-year-old resident of the fictional Co-Op City, is unable to find work, having been blacklisted from his trade. His gravely ill daughter Cathy needs medicine, and his wife Sheila has resorted to prostitution to bring in money for the family. In desperation, Richards turns to the Games Network, a government-op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Immortal (1970 TV Series) ''The Immortal'' is an American television series, starring Christopher George as a man whose blood chemistry and resistance to almost all diseases (including old age) makes him both almost immortal and a target of several wealthy men who would use him as a personal blood bank, aired on ABC from September 24, 1970, to January 14, 1971. The series is based on a pilot film of the same name, which aired on September 30, 1969, as an ABC Movie of the Week. The plot is based on the 1964 science fiction novel ''The Immortals'', by James Gunn. The series music was composed by Dominic Frontiere, who is primarily known for scoring the sci-fi anthology series '' The Outer Limits''. Although ''The Immortal'' was canceled at midseason, episodes were rerun by ABC in the summer of 1971. It was later rerun on the American Forces Network in Europe in the 1980s and on the Sci Fi Channel in the 1990s. Series overview Ben Richards is a test car driver for a large corporation owned by billionaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Franklin Benjamin Richards Franklin Benjamin Richards is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a supporting character in ''Fantastic Four''. He has been portrayed as a child and as a novice superhero. Franklin is an immensely powerful being with vast reality-manipulating and psionic powers beyond most Omega level mutants. He is the son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four, the older brother of Valeria Richards, and the nephew of Invisible Woman's younger brother, the Human Torch. His parents named him Franklin Benjamin Richards; his middle name is taken from his godfather Ben Grimm, the Thing. Franklin's first name comes from Franklin Storm, his maternal grandfather. He has started using the code name Powerhouse.''Fantastic Four'' vol. 6 #2. Marvel Comics. Franklin restricts the use of his powers to once a year in order to give himself a normal, healthy childhood.''Fantastic Four'' vol. 7 #18 Publication history F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	François-Marie-Benjamin Richard François-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne (; 1 March 1819 – 27 January 1908) was a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and served as the Archbishop of Paris. His cause of beatification has commenced and he has the title of Servant of God. Biography Early life and priesthood François-Marie-Benjamin Richard was born in 1819 in Nantes and was one of eleven children. Richard was educated at the seminary of St Sulpice where he studied theology from October 1841. He was ordained to the priesthood on 21 December 1844 by the Archbishop of Paris Denis Auguste Affre. He served as a parish priest from 1845 to 1846 before he was sent to Rome for further studies that spanned from 1846 to 1849. He was later made the Vicar-General of Nantes on 1 August 1850 and occupied that post until 1869. Episcopate Pope Pius IX appointed Richard as the Bishop of Belley on 22 December 1871. He received episcopal consecration on 11 February 1872 in Paris. Later, in 1875, he was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]