Ben Carruthers

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

Personal life

Carruthers was born in Illinois, United States.^{[citation needed]}

He stood 6' 1".^[3]

His first son, Caine Carruthers, was a bass player and was in ska band The Untouchables.^[4] Dijon Carruthers, his second son, was Megadeth's first drummer in 1983.^[5]

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.^{[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.^[6]

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
	Lilith	Benito	Uncredited
1965	Love 65	Benito
	A High Wind in Jamaica	Alberto
	Scruggs	Ben
1967	Fearless Frank	The Cat
	The Unknown Man of Shandigor	Manual / Manuel
	The Dirty Dozen	Glenn Gilpin
1968	To Grab the Ring	Alfred Lowell, Acteur
	The Lost Continent	Ricaldi
1969	Riot	Surefoot
1971	Man in the Wilderness	Longbow
	Universal Soldier	Jesse

Television

Television Appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Gunsmoke	Rufe Tucker	Episode: "The Cast"