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Ben Carruthers is a Actor American born on 14 august 1936 at Illinois (USA)
Benito "Ben" 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, Man in the Wilderness (1971), and Universal Soldier (1971).
Il enchaîne ensuite films d'auteur et grand public. Que ce soit au cinéma ou à la télévision, il aura des partenaires de poids tels qu'Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine et Charles Bronson dans des films notables comme Cyclone à la Jamaïque (1965) ou Les Douze Salopards (1967), mais aussi des partenaires atypiques comme Serge Gainsbourg et Daniel Emilfork dans une curieuse production cinématographique suisse, L'Inconnu de Shandigor de Jean-Louis Roy (1967).
Il meurt à 47 ans des suites d'une maladie du foie.
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Birth name Benito F. Carruthers
Nationality USA
Birth 14 august 1936 at Illinois (USA)
Death 27 september 1983 (at 47 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 14 august 1936 at Illinois (USA)
Death 27 september 1983 (at 47 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Biography
Après ses débuts à la télévision à la fin des années 1950, Ben Carruthers est révélé au cinéma dans Shadows, premier long métrage de John Cassavetes (1959).Il enchaîne ensuite films d'auteur et grand public. Que ce soit au cinéma ou à la télévision, il aura des partenaires de poids tels qu'Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine et Charles Bronson dans des films notables comme Cyclone à la Jamaïque (1965) ou Les Douze Salopards (1967), mais aussi des partenaires atypiques comme Serge Gainsbourg et Daniel Emilfork dans une curieuse production cinématographique suisse, L'Inconnu de Shandigor de Jean-Louis Roy (1967).
Il meurt à 47 ans des suites d'une maladie du foie.
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Filmography of Ben Carruthers (14 films)
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, 1hDirected by Michael Ventura
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about films
Actors John Cassavetes, Ted Allan, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Ben Carruthers, John Marley
Roles (Archival Footage)
Rating74%
Universal Soldier (1972)
, 1h34Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action
Actors George Lazenby, Ben Carruthers, Edward Judd, Cy Endfield, Ronan O'Rahilly, Rudolph Walker
Roles Jesse
Rating42%
Ryker (Lazenby), a former mercenary, comes out of retirement to take part in the overthrow of an African dictator. He travels to London to meet former war comrade Jesse Jones (Ben Carruthers), and his associates Freddy Bradshaw (Robin Hunter) and Temple Smith (Alan Barnes). After helping fellow mercenaries test and ship weapons to South Africa, Ryker begins to have ethical concerns about his involvement. He eventually distances himself from the others, and rents a flat in London. He falls into hippie culture, and begins dating a girl named Chrissie (Chrissie Townson).
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
, 1h44Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Richard Harris, John Huston, Prunella Ransome, Percy Herbert, Henry Wilcoxon, Norman Rossington
Roles Longbow
Rating67%
A classic survival story, told partly through flashbacks to Zachary Bass's past. After being left for dead by his fellow trappers, he undergoes a series of trials and adventures as he slowly heals and equips himself while he tracks the expedition, apparently intent on retribution for his abandonment, while earning the respect of the Indians he encounters. However, when he finally confronts his fellow trappers and Captain Henry, he chooses not to seek revenge, but instead to focus on returning to his infant son.
Fearless Frank (1969)
, 1h23Directed by Philip Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Jon Voight, Monique van Vooren, Ben Carruthers, Severn Darden, Ken Nordine, Anthony Holland
Roles The Cat
Rating38%
Riot (1969)
, 1h36Directed by Buzz Kulik
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Gene Hackman, Mike Kellin, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Ben Carruthers, Clifford David, William Walker
Roles "Surefoot"
Rating58%
While the warden (real-life warden Frank A. Eyman) of a state prison is away, the isolation block erupts and 35 of the most violent criminals (Gene Hackman) stage a riot and take over their portion of the prison. Cully Briston (Jim Brown), in for five years and awaiting his eventual parole, wants no part of the riot. He impulsively gets involved, defending a prison guard and protecting him from the maniacs in the block.
The Lost Continent (1968)
, 1h31Directed by Leslie Norman, Michael Carreras
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley, Nigel Stock, Neil McCallum
Roles Ricaldi
Rating55%
The film begins with a ship slowly moving through mist and a pan shot down the vessel reveals an odd collection of people – Spanish conquistadores, priests, pirates, seamen and finally to the captain of ship who is reading the burial rites over a coffin. The coffin is subsequently ditched overboard and the captain asks "What happened to us? How did we all get here...?" The film then cuts back in time to previous events.
To Grab the Ring (1968)
, 1h38Directed by Nikolai van der Heyde
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Ben Carruthers, Françoise Brion, Liesbeth List, Al Mancini, Vladek Sheybal, Cox Habbema
Roles Alfred Lowell
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
, 2h23Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy
Roles Glenn Gilpin
Rating76%
In Britain, in the spring of 1944, Allied forces are preparing for the D-Day invasion. Among them are Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), an OSS officer; his commander, Regular Army Major General Sam Worden (Ernest Borgnine); and his former commander Colonel Everett Dasher Breed (Robert Ryan). Early in the film, the personalities of the three men are shown to clash and the characters of the individualistic Reisman and the domineering Breed are established. Reisman is aided by his friend, the mild-mannered Major Max Armbruster (George Kennedy).
The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967)
, 1h35Directed by Jean-Louis Roy
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Marie-France Boyer, Daniel Emilfork, Howard Vernon, Ben Carruthers, Jacques Dufilho, Serge Gainsbourg
Roles Manuel
Rating63%
Von Krantz, savant infirme à demi fou, a inventé l'Annulator, procédé capable de désamorcer les armes nucléaires, ce qui ne manque pas de susciter la convoitise de puissants états (les États-Unis et la Russie) comme d'étranges organisations (les Chauves et les Asiatiques de Soleil Noir-Orient). La demeure de Krantz, véritable bunker protégé par un terrifiant système anti intrusion, est bientôt cernée par des espions de tout poil. Sa fille Sylvaine et son assistant Yvan sont enlevés pour servir de monnaies d'échange aux assaillants impatients de s'approprier les plans du fantastique Annulator.
Goldstein (1965)
, 1h25Directed by Philip Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ben Carruthers, Severn Darden, Jack Burns, Del Close, Anthony Holland
Roles Jay
Rating63%
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
, 1h43Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Children's films
Actors Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Lila Kedrova, Dennis Price, Nigel Davenport, Gert Fröbe
Roles Alberto
Rating64%
A hurricane hits the isle of Jamaica in 1870. The Thorntons (Nigel Davenport and Isabel Dean), parents of five children, feel it is time to send the children to England for a more civilized upbringing and education.
Love 65 (1965)
, 1h36Directed by Bo Widerberg
Genres Drama
Actors Kent Andersson, Thommy Berggren, Ben Carruthers, Agneta Ekmanner, Björn Gustafsson, Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
Roles Benito
Rating61%
Cinéaste en vue, Keve est marié à la belle Ann-Marie avec qui il a une petite fille. Mais le mariage bat de l’aile et Keve peine à trouver l’inspiration. Comme chaque été, Keve organise une fête dans sa villa du bord de mer avec ses amis, mais cette année, 3 nouveaux arrivants s’invitent à la fête : Björn, sa femme Evabritt et l’acteur Ben Carruthers...
Lilith (1964)
, 1h54Directed by Robert Rossen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter, Jessica Walter, Anne Meacham
Roles Benito (uncredited)
Rating67%
Set in a private mental institution, Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, the film tells of a trainee occupational therapist, a troubled ex-soldier named Vincent Bruce (Beatty), who becomes dangerously obsessed with seductive, artistic, schizophrenic patient Lilith Arthur (Seberg). Bruce makes progress helping Lilith emerge from seclusion and leave the institutional grounds for a day in the country, and accompanies her on other excursions in which she is alone with him. She attempts to seduce him, and eventually Bruce tells Lilith he is in love with her. Lilith also seduces an older female patient, and enchants a couple of young boys on one her outings. Bruce triggers the suicide of another patient (Fonda) out of jealousy over the patient's crush on Lilith. This brings up memories in Lilith of her brother's suicide, which she implies was due to an incestuous relationship which she initiated, and she goes on a destructive rampage in her room and winds up in a catatonic state. Bruce presents himself to his superiors for psychiatric help.
Shadows (1960)
, 1hDirected by John Cassavetes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films
Actors Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Bobby Darin, Rupert Crosse, Seymour Cassel, John Cassavetes
Roles Ben
Rating71%
Le film s'ouvre dans un bar, où des garçons tentent de trouver des filles pour la nuit. Benny, au caractère un peu difficile et sensible sur son identité afro-américaine, a besoin d'argent qu'il demande à son frère Hugh plus métis. Benny est un jeune homme révolté, qui tente de jouer de la trompette, mais erre surtout de bars en bars à travers les rues de Greenwich Village et de Broadway, à la fin des années cinquante, avec ses amis Dennis et Tom, tout en acceptant des compromis avec son art pour vivre.