Acting
Ben Carruthers
EN, NL, FR, SV cinema · 17 credits
Born
14 August 1936
Died
27 September 1983 (aged 47)
Birthplace
Illinois, USA
Also known as Benito F. Carruthers
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.
Known for
Filmography
Universal Soldier
as Jesse
Man in the Wilderness
as Longbow
Fearless Frank
as The Cat
Riot
as "Surefoot"
The Lost Continent
as Ricaldi
To Grab the Ring
as Alfred Lowell
The Dirty Dozen
as Glenn Gilpin
The Man Without Papers
as Roscoe Mortimer
Goldstein
as Jay
Love 65
as Benito
Scruggs
1965
Scruggs
as Ben Scruggs
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Alberto
Lilith
as Benito (uncredited)
Shadows
as Ben
The Beast of Budapest
as Sentry (uncredited)