Ben Kehoe

Ben Kehoe is a secondary character of the 1982 action-comedy film 48 Hrs. and the hidden main antagonist in its 1990 sequel Another 48 Hrs..

During the first film he hasn't any relevant role, in the second it is revealed that he is the unseen drug trafficker called The Iceman.

He is portrayed by Brion James.

History
Three years before the events shown in 48 Hrs., a gang composed of Reggie Hammond, Albert Ganz, Henry Wong, Billy Bear and Luther, steals him $500.000. Reggie Hammond is the only one to have seen Iceman's face, so the boss plans to kill him after he gets out of jail.

Eight years later, policeman Jack Cates, his colleague, is investigating on Iceman's identity, so Kehoe tries, with the help of another corrupt policeman, Frank Cruise, to hinder him. When Cates risks to be fired from police, after being accused of murder cause of Cruise, who hided the gun used by a criminal who was shooting Cates, he asks help to Reggie Hammond.

Kehoe so hires a gang called The Western Brotherhood, a member of which is Richard Ganz, Albert's brother, to kill them both.

When every member of the Brotherhood is dead, Kehoe tries as final attempt to kill Reggie Hammond himself, but Jack Cates stops him and shoots him to death.