Ben Carruthers
Born: 1936-08-14 in Illinois, USA
Died: 1983-09-27
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Carruthers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1972
- Universal Soldier as Jesse
1971
- Man in the Wilderness as Longbow
1969
- Fearless Frank as The Cat
- Riot as "Surefoot"
1968
- The Champions as Perango
- The Lost Continent as Ricaldi
- To Grab the Ring as Alfred Lowell
1967
- The Dirty Dozen as Glenn Gilpin
- The Unknown Man of Shandigor as Manuel
1965
- Love 65 as Benito
- Goldstein as Jay
- Scruggs as Ben Scruggs
- A High Wind in Jamaica as Alberto
- 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)