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| Character Statistics | |
| Interests: | Fishing |
| Talents: | Walking on hind legs, human speech, powerful coyote fighter |
| Occupation: | Leader of the Barnyard (formerly) |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Physical Information | |
| Species: | Cow |
| Gender: | Male |
| Relationships | |
| Mother: | Unknown Mother |
| Father: | Unknown Father |
| Children: | Otis (adoptive son) Daisy (daughter-in-law) |
| Grandchildren: | Lil' Ben (adoptive grandson) |
| Nemesis: | Dag |
| Production Info | |
| Portrayed by: | Sam Elliott |
| First Appearance: | Barnyard (film) |
| Last Appearance: | Barnyard (film) |
Ben was a character in the Barnyard franchise. He was the former leader of the Barnyard. He was Otis' adoptive father, Miles' best friend, Daisy's father-in-law, Lil' Ben's grandfather.
Later in the film, Ben is killed by Dag. That morning, he was buried on his hill by the Farmer, with his gravestone reading: "Ben: A good cow."
Early life
Ben was best friends with Miles for their whole lives and Ben used to think he wasn't going to live up to anything, but he found Otis and took him in as his own son. Since then, he vowed to protect the other animals.
Personality
Ben was noble, confident, overprotective, loving, strict, tough, courageous, sometimes harsh, fatherly, serious, and did not have much fun, unlike his son Otis. Because of his fun personality, Ben had a talk with Otis in the Barnyard and demanded he grow up someday since he was to eventually become the new leader. In spite of all this, he and Otis shared a strong bond and loved each other very much. Before he dies, he opens his mouth as if he was trying to say something.
Appearance
Ben was a grey steer with white spots. Despite not being a female, he had a pink snout and udders.
Trivia
- Unlike the film, the video game doesn't show any coyotes attacking Ben in the hen house. This is probably due to the lighthearted nature of the game.
- In the original pilot, Ben was Freddy’s therapist instead of the leader. He would later be replaced with Dr. Filly for the show.
- Ben had a handmade guitar, which he would sometimes play and sing Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down."
- Ben was mentioned in "Big Top Barnyard."
- Ben had the largest udder on the Barnyard, but he never gave milk.
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