Ben Carruthers

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Dirty Dozen (1967) — Glenn Gilpin
2. Shadows (1960) — Ben
3. Man in the Wilderness (1971) — Longbow
4. Lilith (1964) — Benito (uncredited)
5. The Lost Continent (1968) — Ricaldi
6. A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) — Alberto
7. The Champions (1968) — Perango
8. Riot (1969) — "Surefoot"
9. Love 65 (1965) — Benito
10. Guns of the Trees (1961) — Ben
11. The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967) — Manuel
12. Fearless Frank (1969) — The Cat
13. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Roscoe Mortimer
14. Goldstein (1965) — Jay
15. Universal Soldier (1972) — Jesse
16. The Beast of Budapest (1958) — Sentry (uncredited)
17. The Man Without Papers (1965) — Roscoe Mortimer
18. To Grab the Ring (1968) — Alfred Lowell
19. Scruggs (1965) — Ben Scruggs