Ben Carruthers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-08-14
Day of Death
1983-09-27 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Illinois, USA
Ben Carruthers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Benito "Ben" F. Carruthers (14 August 1936, Illinois, USA - 27 September 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American film actor, most notable for his role in John Cassavetes' debut feature film Shadows (1959). He later appeared in Robert Aldrich's The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Glenn Gilpin. His last film performance was in Man in the Wilderness (1971).
Carruthers died of liver failure in 1983 at the age of 47. He stood 6' 1".
His son was a drummer for a very short time in Megadeth.
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Acting
(1972)
Universal Soldier
as Jesse
(1971)
Man in the Wilderness
as Longbow
(1969)
Riot
as "Surefoot"
(1969)
Fearless Frank
as The Cat
(1968)
The Lost Continent
as Ricaldi
(1968)
To Grab the Ring
as Alfred Lowell
(1967)
The Dirty Dozen
as Glenn Gilpin
(1967)
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
as Manuel
(1965)
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Alberto
(1965)
Love 65
as Benito
(1965)
Goldstein
as Jay
(1965)
Scruggs
as Ben Scruggs
(1965)
The Man Without Papers
as Roscoe Mortimer
(1964)
Lilith
as Benito (uncredited)
(1961)
Guns of the Trees
as Ben
(1960)
Shadows
as Ben
(1958)
The Beast of Budapest
as Sentry (uncredited)