Ben Rivera(1946-2007)

Transportation Department
Actor
Additional Crew

Benny is a former Brinks driver who moved to Los Angeles from Detroit in the early 70s. He started dabbling in movies in the 1980s as an extra, winning his first role as an inmate in 1985's _Runaway Train(1985)_. His laid back demeanor won him many fans within production units and he eventually returned to his roots and did driving duties for various productions. He has lived in the LA area since the late 70s and continue to do driving. His latest project was on the cable TV series _"Pacific Blue"(1996)_.

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Known for

Colors

6.7

Additional Crew(as Benjamin Rivera, The Atmosphere Agency, Inc.)

1988

The Nines

6.2

Transportation Department(as Benjamin Rivera)

2007

Crossroads

3.8

Transportation Department(as Benjamin Rivera, honeywagon)

2002

Friday

7.2

Transportation Department(as Benjamin Rivera)

1995

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Transportation Department

The Evil Within
5.6
- honeywagon driver (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2017
Chasing 3000
6.3
- driver: honeywagon (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2010
Hell Ride
5.0
- driver (as Benny Rivera)
- 2008
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.8
TV Series
- driver
- 2002–2007
Sex and Death 101
5.9
- additional driver (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2007
Borderland
5.6
- driver (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2007
The Nines
6.2
- honeywagon driver (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2007
Just for Kicks
5.0
TV Series
- driver (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2006
Unbeatable Harold
5.1
- driver: honeywagon (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2006
Americanese
5.2
- driver: honeywagon (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2006
Open Window
6.1
- driver: honeywagon (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2006
American Gun
6.1
- driver (as Benny Rivera)
- 2005
Doing Hard Time
4.8
Video
- driver: honeywagon (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2004
Toolbox Murders
5.3
- driver (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2004
Red Roses and Petrol
6.3
- driver: honeywagon (as Benjamin Rivera)
- 2003

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Alternative names
- B.S. Benny
Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Born
- October 28, 1946
- Utuado, Puerto Rico
Died
- September 26, 2007
- Burbank, California, USA(cancer)
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Trivia
Was involved in a nearly fatal car accident in 1997. He lost control of his BMW when another car cut him off. His car swirved uncontrollably and became airborne, then tumbled onto an offramp. He was bedridden for months, though he has almost fully recovered.