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Ben Carruthers

Ben Carruthers

Born: 1936-08-14 • Illinois, USA

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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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Filmography
Universal Soldier poster
Universal Soldier
1972 • Jesse
Man in the Wilderness poster
Man in the Wilderness
1971 • Longbow
Fearless Frank poster
Fearless Frank
1969 • The Cat
Riot poster
Riot
1969 • "Surefoot"
The Lost Continent poster
The Lost Continent
1968 • Ricaldi
To Grab the Ring poster
To Grab the Ring
1968 • Alfred Lowell
The Dirty Dozen poster
The Dirty Dozen
1967 • Glenn Gilpin
The Unknown Man of Shandigor poster
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
1967 • Manuel
The Man Without Papers poster
The Man Without Papers
1965 • Roscoe Mortimer
Goldstein poster
Goldstein
1965 • Jay
A High Wind in Jamaica poster
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 • Alberto
Love 65 poster
Love 65
1965 • Benito
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Scruggs
1965 • Ben Scruggs
Lilith poster
Lilith
1964 • Benito (uncredited)
Guns of the Trees poster
Guns of the Trees
1961 • Ben
Shadows poster
Shadows
1960 • Ben
The Beast of Budapest poster
The Beast of Budapest
1958 • Sentry (uncredited)