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Ben Carruthers

14 Aug 1936Born
27 Sep 1983Died
47Age at death
19Credits

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

Filmography

  1. 1972Universal SoldierFilm: Jesse
  2. 1971Man in the WildernessFilm: Longbow
  3. 1969Fearless FrankFilm: The Cat
  4. 1969RiotFilm: "Surefoot"
  5. 1968The ChampionsSeries: Perango (1 episode)
  6. 1968The Lost ContinentFilm: Ricaldi
  7. 1968To Grab the RingFilm: Alfred Lowell
  8. 1967The Dirty DozenFilm: Glenn Gilpin
  9. 1967The Unknown Man of ShandigorFilm: Manuel
  10. 1965The Man Without PapersFilm: Roscoe Mortimer
  11. 1965GoldsteinFilm: Jay
  12. 1965A High Wind in JamaicaFilm: Alberto
  13. 1965Love 65Film: Benito
  14. 1965ScruggsFilm: Ben Scruggs
  15. 1964LilithFilm: Benito (uncredited)
  16. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: Roscoe Mortimer (1 episode)
  17. 1961Guns of the TreesFilm: Ben
  18. 1960ShadowsFilm: Ben
  19. 1958The Beast of BudapestFilm: Sentry (uncredited)

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