Occupation Actor Children Dijon Carruthers Role Film actor | Name Ben Carruthers Years active 1957–1971 | |
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Died September 27, 1983, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Lelia Goldoni (m. 1960–1960) Movies Shadows, The Dirty Dozen, A High Wind in Jamaica, The Lost Continent, Love 65 Similar People Lelia Goldoni, Al Mancini, John Cassavetes, Michael Carreras, Bo Widerberg | ||
Benito "Ben" F. Carruthers (August 14, 1936 in Illinois, USA – September 27, 1983 in Los Angeles, California) 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, Man in the Wilderness (1971), and Universal Soldier (1971).
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He stood 6' 1". His first son, Caine Carruthers, was a phenomenal bass player and was in various successful bands. Dijon Carruthers, his second son, was a drummer for a very short time in Megadeth. Carruthers died of liver failure in 1983 at the age of 47.
