
Ben Carruthers
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-08-14 in Illinois, USA
Died
1983-09-27
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.
Most Known For

The Champions
as Perango

The Dirty Dozen
as Glenn Gilpin

Man in the Wilderness
as Longbow

A High Wind in Jamaica
as Alberto

Lilith
as Benito (uncredited)

Riot
as "Surefoot"

Shadows
as Ben

The Lost Continent
as Ricaldi

Fearless Frank
as The Cat

Goldstein
as Jay

Love 65
as Benito

The Unknown Man of Shandigor
as Manuel

Guns of the Trees
as Ben

The Beast of Budapest
as Sentry (uncredited)

Scruggs
as Ben Scruggs

Universal Soldier
as Jesse

To Grab the Ring
as Alfred Lowell

The Man Without Papers
as Roscoe Mortimer