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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 14, 1936 (Died at 47)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthIllinois, USA
Career Span1958 – 1983
Known Credits18 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.5

Ben Carruthers

Also known as:Benito F. Carruthers
Total Works

18

16 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Dirty Dozen
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
1967•movie
as Glenn Gilpin
Shadows
6.9
Shadows
1960•movie
as Ben
Man in the Wilderness
6.3
as Longbow
Lilith
6.4
Lilith
1964•movie
as Benito (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 18 titles featuring Ben Carruthers

The Dirty Dozen
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
1967•movie

as Glenn Gilpin

Shadows
6.9
Shadows
1960•movie

as Ben

Man in the Wilderness
6.3

as Longbow

Lilith
6.4
Lilith
1964•movie

as Benito (uncredited)

The Lost Continent
5.6
The Lost Continent
1968•movie

as Ricaldi

A High Wind in Jamaica
6.3

as Alberto

The Champions
6.5
1 eps
The Champions
1968•series

as Perango

Riot
5.3
Riot
1969•movie

as "Surefoot"

Love 65
5.9
Love 65
1965•movie

as Benito

Guns of the Trees
7.3
Guns of the Trees
1961•movie

as Ben

The Unknown Man of Shandigor
5.9

as Manuel

Fearless Frank
5.6
Fearless Frank
1969•movie

as The Cat

The Wednesday Play
5.2
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
1964•series

as Roscoe Mortimer

Goldstein
5.8
Goldstein
1965•movie

as Jay

Universal Soldier
6.7
Universal Soldier
1972•movie

as Jesse

The Beast of Budapest
8.0

as Sentry (uncredited)

The Man Without Papers

as Roscoe Mortimer

To Grab the Ring
10.0
To Grab the Ring
1968•movie

as Alfred Lowell