Ben Carruthers

Ben Carruthers

Birthday: 1936-08-14

Place of Birth: Illinois, USA

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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The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escap...

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The Beast of Budapest
The Beast of Budapest

Archival footage combined with new footage re-creates the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. It is also a lo...

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Lilith
Lilith

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private...

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Shadows
Shadows

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopard...

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The Man Without Papers
The Man Without Papers

Years ago, it was Roscoe who kept his friends alive in a Korean prison camp. Now, he's penniless and...

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Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness

In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civ...

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Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier

A life-long mercenary commander and weapons expert is commissioned to train an army for an exiled Af...

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The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea...

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The Unknown Man of Shandigor
The Unknown Man of Shandigor

Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz has invented a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons -- and a ...

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Goldstein
Goldstein

A fable about an old man with an odd effect on those he encounters....

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Guns of the Trees
Guns of the Trees

Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church ...

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Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank

A country boy arrives in Chicago, gets killed by some gangsters, and returns to life with superhuman...

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Love 65
Love 65

A film director has problems coping with his wife and marriage. The daughter is their only connectin...

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To Grab the Ring
To Grab the Ring

This film takes a decidedly satirical look at the inner workings of the gangster underworld. Alfred ...

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Scruggs
Scruggs

Ben Scruggs is an intellectual gangster who lives his life like a poker game....

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A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their sh...

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Riot
Riot

A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guar...

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