Ben Carruthers
Acting1936Illinois, USA
Biography
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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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Known For
Acting History
1972
Universal Soldier
as Jesse
1971
Man in the Wilderness
as Longbow
1969
Fearless Frank
as The Cat
Riot
as "Surefoot"
1968
1967
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
as Manuel
The Dirty Dozen
as Glenn Gilpin
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Alberto
Goldstein
as Jay
Scruggs
as Ben Scruggs
The Man Without Papers
as Roscoe Mortimer
Love 65
as Benito
1964
Lilith
as Benito (uncredited)
1961
Guns of the Trees
as Ben
1960
Shadows
as Ben
1958
The Beast of Budapest
as Sentry (uncredited)