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Benito 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,[1] Man in the Wilderness (1971), and Universal Soldier (1971).[2]

Ben Carruthers
Ben Carruthers in 1967
Born	(1936-08-14)August 14, 1936 Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1983(1983-09-27) (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–1971
Children	2

Personal life

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]}

Carruthers died of liver failure in 1983 at the age of 47.^{[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

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

References

External links

• Ben Carruthers at IMDb
• Bob Dylan single

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