Ben Carruthers
Carruthers in 1967
Born(1936-08-14)August 14, 1936
Illinois, US
DiedSeptember 27, 1983(1983-09-27) (aged 47)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActor
Years active1957–1971
Children2

Benito F. Carruthers (August 14, 1936 – September 27, 1983) was an American film actor, most notable for his role in John Cassavetes' debut feature film Shadows (1959). His other films included A High Wind in Jamaica (1965), Robert Aldrich's The Dirty Dozen (1967) as Glenn Gilpin, Fearless Frank (1967), To Grab the Ring (1968), The Lost Continent (1968), Riot (1969) as the unpredictable and psychotic Joe Surefoot,[1] Man in the Wilderness (1971), and Universal Soldier (1971).[2]

Personal life

Carruthers was born in Illinois, United States.

He stood 6' 1".[3]

His first son, Caine Carruthers, was a bass player and was in various successful bands, including Katmandu and The Untouchables. Dijon Carruthers, his second son, had a very brief stint as Megadeth's first drummer in 1983.

According to his son, Ben Carruthers died of spinal cancer in 1983 at the premature age of forty-seven, not liver failure as is often stated as his father’s cause of death.

Musical career

As lead singer of Ben Carruthers and the Deep, he recorded the track "Jack O' Diamonds" in 1965, a song he co-wrote using lyrics given to him by Bob Dylan.[4]

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Role Notes
1958The Beast of BudapestSentryUncredited
1959ShadowsBen
1961Guns of the TreesBen
1964GoldsteinJay
1964LilithBenitoUncredited
1965Love 65Benito
1965A High Wind in JamaicaAlberto
1965ScruggsBen
1967Fearless FrankThe Cat
1967The Unknown Man of ShandigorManual / Manuel
1967The Dirty DozenGlenn Gilpin
1968To Grab the RingAlfred Lowell, Acteur
1968The Lost ContinentRicaldi
1969RiotSurefoot
1971Man in the WildernessLongbow
1971Universal SoldierJesse

References

  1. ↑ Turners Classic Movies Jim Brown & Gene Hackman in Riot on DVD
  2. ↑ OV Guide Ben Carruthers Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ OV Guide Ben Carruthers Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Ben Carruthers and the Deep". 31 July 2014.


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