Ben Carruthers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 August 1936 · Illinois, USA
- Died
- 27 September 1983
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
Acting 17
- 1972Universal Soldier as Jesse
- 1971Man in the Wilderness as Longbow
- 1969Fearless Frank as The Cat
- 1969Riot as "Surefoot"
- 1968The Lost Continent as Ricaldi
- 1968To Grab the Ring as Alfred Lowell
- 1967The Dirty Dozen as Glenn Gilpin
- 1967The Unknown Man of Shandigor as Manuel
- 1965The Man Without Papers as Roscoe Mortimer
- 1965Goldstein as Jay
- 1965A High Wind in Jamaica as Alberto
- 1965Love 65 as Benito
- 1965Scruggs as Ben Scruggs
- 1964Lilith as Benito (uncredited)
- 1961Guns of the Trees as Ben
- 1960Shadows as Ben
- 1958The Beast of Budapest as Sentry (uncredited)