Ben Carruthers
Ben Carruthers | |
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Born | Illinois, US | August 14, 1936
Died | September 27, 1983 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 47)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–1971 |
Children | 2 |
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | The Beast of Budapest | Sentry | Uncredited |
1959 | Shadows | Ben | |
1961 | Guns of the Trees | Ben | |
1964 | Goldstein | Jay | |
1964 | Lilith | Benito | Uncredited |
1965 | Love 65 | Benito | |
1965 | A High Wind in Jamaica | Alberto | |
1965 | Scruggs | Ben | |
1967 | Fearless Frank | The Cat | |
1967 | The Unknown Man of Shandigor | Manual / Manuel | |
1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Glenn Gilpin | |
1968 | To Grab the Ring | Alfred Lowell, Acteur | |
1968 | The Lost Continent | Ricaldi | |
1969 | Riot | Surefoot | |
1971 | Man in the Wilderness | Longbow | |
1971 | Universal Soldier | Jesse |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | Gunsmoke | Rufe Tucker | “The Cast” (S4:E13) |
References
- ^ Turners Classic Movies Jim Brown & Gene Hackman in Riot on DVD
- ^ OV Guide Ben Carruthers Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OV Guide Ben Carruthers Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ben Carruthers and the Deep". 31 July 2014.
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