Ben Carruthers

Ben Carruthers

Actor

Illinois, USA
August 14, 1936

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.

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Representative Works

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
7.6
/ English
Lilith
Lilith
6.4
/ English
Shadows
Shadows
6.9
/ English
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent
5.6
/ English
Riot
Riot
5.3
/ English
Love 65
Love 65
5.9
/ Swedish
Guns of the Trees
Guns of the Trees
7.3
/ English
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
5.6
/ English
Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Dirty Dozen
1967Winner

Best Performance

The Dirty Dozen

Man in the Wilderness
1971Nominee

Best Performance

Man in the Wilderness

Lilith
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Lilith

Career Highlights

A High Wind in Jamaica
1965Highlight

Best Performance

A High Wind in Jamaica

Shadows
1960Highlight

Best Performance

Shadows