Ben Carruthers
American actor (1936-1983)
Benito F. Carruthers 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).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1957–1968) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Lost Continent. | Hammer Film Productions Ltd. | 91 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | A high wind in Jamaica | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. (Publisher) | 103 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1964 | Goldstein | directors, Philip Kaufman, Benjamin Manaster. | 85 | 16mm | sound | |
| 1959 | Shadows | WNET/13 | 15 | 16mm | B&W | |
| 1958 | Shadows | Ideal Pictures Inc | 87 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1958 | Shadows | John Cassavetes | 87 min | B&W | ||
| 1957 | SHADOWS | WCET | 15 min | 16mm | B&W | Sound |