Charles Widmore

Most Prominent Island Connection:

Ben

Relationship: Long lasting rivarly

Other Connection:

Desmond

Relationship: Father of his girlfriend

Other Known Connections:

Widmore is a big company and we've seen the name on Sun's pregnancy test, a construction site, and Henry Gale's balloon.

Episode Appearances:

• Episode 2x23, Live Together, Die Alone
  When Desmond is released from prison, Charles is there with a box of letters. He had confiscated Desmond's letters to Charles' daughter, Penny, before she saw them. He gives Desmond money and tells him to stay away from his daughter.
• Episode 3x8, Flashes Before Your Eyes
  In an interview with Charles Widmore, Desmond is given a job in the administrative department, but he says he's not there for a job, he's there to ask for Penny's hand in marriage. Charles says that Desmond is not worthy of his daughter.

• Episode 4x5, The Constant
  In a flash of 1996, Desmond finds Charles at an auction. Charles bids on and wins a journal from the first mate of the Black Rock. He then goes to the bathroom, where he talks to Desmond and gives Desmond Penny's new address.

• Episode 4x6, The Other Woman
  Ben shows Locke a video of Charles Widmore beating one of Ben's men who had gotten caught.

• Episode 4x8, Meet Kevin Johnson
  Michael remembers Tom telling him that Charles Widmore staged the plane wreckage. He dug up graves in Thailand and bought and old plane. Tom said that Charles was looking for the island and they think he finally found the coordinates. Michael needs to go on Charles' freighter and kill everyone on board.

  Michael remembers that later, Frank told him that the wreckage is fake and he's on the freighter because Charles Widmore believed him.

• Episode 4x9, The Shape of Things to Come
  Ben sneaks into a penthouse in London where Charles is sleeping. Ben wakes him up and Charles says that he wondered when Ben was going to show up. Charles mentions that he'd been having nightmares and asks if Ben is there to kill him, but Ben says they both know he can't do that.

  Ben tells Charles that he's going to murder Charles' daughter the way Charles murdered Ben's daughter, but Charles says that he's playing the victim and it was Ben that murdered Alex, not Charles. Charles says Ben will never find Penny.

  Ben says Charles will never find the island.

• Episode 4x13, There's No Place Like Home Part 2
  In a flash forward, Sun goes to London to see Charles Widmore. She says that they have common interests and as Charles knows, the Oceanic Six weren't the only people to leave the island. Sun gives him her business card and tells him to call when he's ready to talk.

Portrayed by: Alan Dale