| Birth date | August 14, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Illinois, US |
| Death date | September 27, 1983 (aged 47) |
| Death place | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Years active | 1957–1971 |
| Occupation | Actor |
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]
Personal life
Carruthers was born in Illinois, United States.[citation needed]
He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).[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 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
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Gunsmoke | Rufe Tucker | Episode: "The Cast" |
References
- ^ Turners Classic Movies Jim Brown & Gene Hackman in Riot on DVD
- ^ OV Guide Ben Carruthers Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OV Guide Ben Carruthers Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi Archived 2017-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Scorpion (March 14, 2017). "Scorpion Q+A 342". Megadeth. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "David Ellefson & Jeff Young: Megadeth’s ‘So Far, So Good…So What!” Album: The Origin Story of Megadeth – 2022 – Kings of Thrash". Full in Bloom. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "Ben Carruthers and the Deep". 31 July 2014.
External links
- Ben Carruthers at IMDb
- Bob Dylan single