Ben Alexander
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1911-05-27
- Died
- 1969-07-05
- Place of birth
- Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Also known as
- Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III · Nicholas Benton Alexander III
Biography
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III (June 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the Dragnet franchise.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (66)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Franz Kemmerich
Western Gold
1937
as Bart
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Shall We Dance
1937
as Evans (uncredited)
Dragnet
1954
as Officer Frank Smith
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Ab Begley
The Triflers
1920
Stage Mother
1933
as Francis Nolan
The Legion of Missing Men
1937
as Don Carter
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Barry Preston
Buried Alive
1939
as Riley
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Kid
The Wet Parade
1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
The Little American
1917
as Bobby Moore
Convict's Code
1939
as Jeff Palmer
Hearts of the World
1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
Once to Every Woman
1934
as Joe
The Life of the Party
1937
as Orchestra Leader
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Lucien Winfield
American Portrait
1940
as David
This Day and Age
1933
as Morry Dover
It's a Wise Child
1931
as Bill Stanton
The Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Larry Weldon
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Adams
Criminals Within
1941
as Sgt. Paul
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Red Lights Ahead
1936
as George Wallace
The Divine Lady
1928
as Young lieutenant
Blue Streak McCoy
1920
as Job the child
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920
as Child
The Lady of the Dugout
1918
as The Lady's son
High Pressure
1932
as Geoffrey Weston
The Highbinders
1926
as Roy Marshall
Are These Our Children?
1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
The Turn in the Road
1919
as Bob
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Bob Fender
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Tom Miller
Penrod and Sam
1923
as Penrod Schofield
The Hushed Hour
1919
as Gondy
The Mayor of Filbert
1919
as Carroll
The Outer Gate
1937
as Bob Terry
Flirtation
1934
as Dudley
Josselyn's Wife
1919
as Tommy Josselyn
The Better Wife
1919
as Little Dick
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Junior Knox
Reckless Roads
1935
as Wade Adams
The Family Honor
1920
as Little Ben Tucker
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Sonny
Boy of Mine
1923
as Bill Latimer
The One Woman
1918
as Boy
What Price Innocence?
1933
as Tommy Harrow
Little Orphant Annie
1918
as Orphan
Many a Slip
1931
as Ted Coster
The Heart of Rachael
1918
as Jim
The White Heather
1919
as Donald Cameron
Jealous Husbands
1923
as Bobbie / Spud
Born to Gamble
1935
as Paul Mathews
The Yankee Spirit
1923
Two to One
1927
as George Minafer as a Child
A Wife on Trial
1917
as Child (uncredited)
Big Tremaine
1916
as Child
Each Pearl a Tear
1916
Through Eyes of Men
1920
as Little Billy
About Ben Alexander
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III (June 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the Dragnet franchise. With 74 credits spanning from 1916 to 2004, Ben Alexander has appeared in 66 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Alexander Movies
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — as Franz Kemmerich
- Western Gold (1937) — as Bart
- Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) — as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
- Shall We Dance (1937) — as Evans (uncredited)
- Dragnet (1954) — as Officer Frank Smith
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