Ben Carruthers

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

Universal Soldier 1972 ★ 6.7
Man in the Wilderness 1971 ★ 6.3
Riot 1969 ★ 5.3
Fearless Frank 1969 ★ 5.6
The Champions 1968 ★ 6.5
The Lost Continent 1968 ★ 5.6
To Grab the Ring 1968 ★ 10.0
The Dirty Dozen 1967 ★ 7.6
The Unknown Man of Shandigor 1967 ★ 5.9
A High Wind in Jamaica 1965 ★ 6.3
Love 65 1965 ★ 5.9
Goldstein 1965 ★ 5.8
The Man Without Papers 1965
The Wednesday Play 1964 ★ 5.2
Lilith 1964 ★ 6.4
Guns of the Trees 1961 ★ 7.3
Shadows 1960 ★ 6.9
The Beast of Budapest 1958 ★ 8.0