Benito F. Carruthers (August 14, 1936 in Illinois, USA â€" 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).He stood 6' 1".His
first son, Caine Carruthers, was a bass player and was in various
successful bands, including Katmandu and The Untouchables. Dijon
Carruthers, his second son, had a very brief stint as Megadeth's first
drummer in 1983.Carruthers died of liver failure in 1983 at the age of
47.
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).He stood 6' 1".His
first son, Caine Carruthers, was a bass player and was in various
successful bands, including Katmandu and The Untouchables. Dijon
Carruthers, his second son, had a very brief stint as Megadeth's first
drummer in 1983.Carruthers died of liver failure in 1983 at the age of
47.
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