Ben Carruthers

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

The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent
Shadows
Shadows
The Man Without Papers
The Man Without Papers
Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
Goldstein
Goldstein

Filmography

1972 Universal Soldier
as Jesse
1971 Man in the Wilderness
as Longbow
1969 Fearless Frank
as The Cat
1969 Riot
as "Surefoot"
1968 The Champions
as Perango
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 The Man Without Papers
as Roscoe Mortimer
1965 Goldstein
as Jay
1965 A High Wind in Jamaica
as Alberto
1965 Love 65
as Benito
1965 Scruggs
as Ben Scruggs
1964 Lilith
as Benito (uncredited)
1961 Guns of the Trees
as Ben
1960 Shadows
as Ben
1958 The Beast of Budapest
as Sentry (uncredited)