Benito F. Carruthers (August 14, 1936 – September 27, 1983) was an American film actor, most notable for his role in
John Cassavetes
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' debut feature film ''
Shadows
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'' (1959). His other films included ''
A High Wind in Jamaica'' (1965),
Robert Aldrich
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's ''
The Dirty Dozen
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'' (1967) as Glenn Gilpin, ''
Fearless Frank'' (1967), ''
To Grab the Ring
''To Grab the Ring'' is a 1968 Dutch film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Ben Carruthers as Alfred Lowell, Acteur
* Françoise Brion as Hélène
* Liesbeth List as ...
'' (1968), ''
The Lost Continent'' (1968), ''
Riot
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Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The p ...
'' (1969) as the unpredictable and psychotic Joe Surefoot, ''
Man in the Wilderness'' (1971), and ''
Universal Soldier'' (1971).
Personal life
Carruthers was born in
Illinois
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, United States.
He stood 6' 1".
His first son, Caine Carruthers, was a bass player and was in ska band
The Untouchables
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People
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.
Dijon Carruthers, his second son, was
Megadeth
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's first drummer in 1983.
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.
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
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.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
*
Bob Dylan single
1936 births
1983 deaths
Male actors from Illinois
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
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