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Ben Carruthers

Known for

Acting

Born

August 14, 1936

Birthplace

Illinois, USA

Died

September 27, 1983 (aged 47)

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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Best known work

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Shadows
Shadows
1960
Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness
1971
Lilith
Lilith
1964
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent
1968
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
The Champions
The Champions
1968
Riot
Riot
1969
Love 65
Love 65
1965
Guns of the Trees
Guns of the Trees
1961

Filmography

  1. 1972

    Universal Soldier

    as Jesse

  2. 1971

  3. 1969

    Fearless Frank

    as The Cat

  4. 1969

    Riot

    as "Surefoot"

  5. 1968

    The ChampionsTV

    as Perango (1 episode)

  6. 1968

  7. 1968

    To Grab the Ring

    as Alfred Lowell

  8. 1967

    The Dirty Dozen

    as Glenn Gilpin

  9. 1967

  10. 1965

    The Man Without Papers

    as Roscoe Mortimer

  11. 1965

    Goldstein

    as Jay

  12. 1965

  13. 1965

    Love 65

    as Benito

  14. 1965

    Scruggs

    as Ben Scruggs

  15. 1964

    Lilith

    as Benito (uncredited)

  16. 1964

    The Wednesday PlayTV

    as Roscoe Mortimer (1 episode)

  17. 1961

  18. 1960

    Shadows

    as Ben

  19. 1958

    The Beast of Budapest

    as Sentry (uncredited)

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