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Ben Carruthers

1936 – 1983 · Illinois, USA · Active 1958–1972

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 u...

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Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees

1961 ★ 7.4
as Ben

A depressed woman, Barbara, is on the verge of suicide while a man she meets in a church and a married couple try to convince her that life is worth living.

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Filmography

19 credits
1970s 2 credits
1972
Movie ★ 6.7
1971
Movie ★ 6.2
1960s 16 credits
1969
Movie ★ 5.6
1969
Riot as "Surefoot"
Movie ★ 5.3
1968
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
To Grab the Ring as Alfred Lowell
Movie ★ 10.0
1968
The Champions as Perango
TV ★ 6.5
1967
The Dirty Dozen as Glenn Gilpin
Movie ★ 7.6
1967
Movie ★ 5.9
1965
The Man Without Papers as Roscoe Mortimer
Movie
1965
Movie ★ 5.8
1965
Love 65 as Benito
Movie ★ 5.9
1965
Scruggs as Ben Scruggs
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Lilith as Benito (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1964
The Wednesday Play as Roscoe Mortimer
TV ★ 5.2
1961
Movie ★ 7.3
1960
Shadows as Ben
Movie ★ 6.9
1950s 1 credit
1958
The Beast of Budapest as Sentry (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0