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Ben Carruthers

1936-08-14 – 1983-09-27 (age 47) Illinois, USA
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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 Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen

1967

as Glenn Gilpin

Lilith
Lilith

1964

as Benito (uncredited)

Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness

1971

as Longbow

Shadows
Shadows

1960

as Ben

A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica

1965

as Alberto

Riot
Riot

1969

as "Surefoot"

The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent

1968

as Ricaldi

Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier

1972

as Jesse

Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank

1969

as The Cat

To Grab the Ring
To Grab the Ring

1968

as Alfred Lowell

Guns of the Trees
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
Love 65
Love 65

1965

as Benito

The Man Without Papers
The Man Without Papers

1965

as Roscoe Mortimer

Goldstein
Goldstein

1965

as Jay

The Beast of Budapest
The Beast of Budapest

1958

as Sentry (uncredited)

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Scruggs

1965

as Ben Scruggs