Ben Pinkwater

Ben Pinkwater is the main antagonist in the 1994 film Terminal Velocity.

He is portrayed by James Gandolfini.

Biography
Pinkwater is a Russian criminal who is attempting to smuggle a large shipment of gold with the help of his vicious henchman Kerr. A Russian spy named Chris Morrow is sent on a mission to recover the gold from Pinkwater, and she becomes a client of skydiving instructor Richard "Ditch" Brodie - during their first parachute jump, Chris apparently falls to her death but this is later revealed to have been faked. Pinkwater poses as an investigator to Brodie to try and find out more about Chris' death, and when Brodie discovers that she is still alive, he brings Pinkwater along with him to meet with her. Knowing she's attempting to stop him, Pinkwater reveals his true nature and attempts to kill them both with Kerr's help. Fortunately, the pair manages to escape and both Pinkwater and Kerr are forced to hunt them down.