Ben Alexander

Known for: Acting

Born: 1911-05-27 – 1969-07-05 (aged 58)

From: Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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.

Filmography (73)

TV★ 7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
TV★ 6.5
Felony Squad
1966
as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
TV★ 7.3
Batman
1966
TV
About Faces
1960
MOVIE★ 6.8
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Ab Begley
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Dragnet
1954
as Officer Frank Smith
TV★ 6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Dragnet
1951
as Frank Smith
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Criminals Within
1941
as Sgt. Paul
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
MOVIE★ 10.0
American Portrait
1940
as David
MOVIE★ 5.1
Buried Alive
1939
as Riley
MOVIE★ 5.3
Convict's Code
1939
as Jeff Palmer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Larry Weldon
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Life of the Party
1937
as Orchestra Leader
MOVIE★ 9.0
Western Gold
1937
as Bart
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Outer Gate
1937
as Bob Terry
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Legion of Missing Men
1937
as Don Carter
MOVIE★ 7.3
Shall We Dance
1937
as Evans (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Red Lights Ahead
1936
as George Wallace
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Bob Fender
MOVIE★ 8.0
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Adams
MOVIE★ 8.0
Reckless Roads
1935
as Wade Adams
MOVIE★ 5.2
Born to Gamble
1935
as Paul Mathews
MOVIE★ 7.0
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Tom Miller
MOVIE★ 5.6
Flirtation
1934
as Dudley
MOVIE★ 5.8
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Barry Preston
MOVIE★ 6.1
Once to Every Woman
1934
as Joe
MOVIE★ 6.3
Stage Mother
1933
as Francis Nolan
MOVIE★ 5.0
This Day and Age
1933
as Morry Dover
MOVIE★ 3.7
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Junior Knox
MOVIE★ 6.5
What Price Innocence?
1933
as Tommy Harrow
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Lucien Winfield
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Wet Parade
1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
High Pressure
1932
as Geoffrey Weston
MOVIE★ 5.0
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Kid
MOVIE★ 6.8
Are These Our Children?
1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
MOVIE★ 6.3
It's a Wise Child
1931
as Bill Stanton
MOVIE★ 10.0
Many a Slip
1931
as Ted Coster
MOVIE★ 7.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Franz Kemmerich
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Divine Lady
1928
as Young lieutenant
MOVIE★ 10.0
Two to One
1927
as George Minafer as a Child
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Highbinders
1926
as Roy Marshall
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Sonny
MOVIE★ 9.0
Boy of Mine
1923
as Bill Latimer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Jealous Husbands
1923
as Bobbie / Spud
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Yankee Spirit
1923
MOVIE★ 7.5
Penrod and Sam
1923
as Penrod Schofield
MOVIE★ 10.0
Blue Streak McCoy
1920
as Job the child
MOVIE★ 7.0
Through Eyes of Men
1920
as Little Billy
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920
as Child
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Family Honor
1920
as Little Ben Tucker
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Triflers
1920
MOVIE★ 1.0
The Better Wife
1919
as Little Dick
MOVIE★ 7.0
The White Heather
1919
as Donald Cameron
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Mayor of Filbert
1919
as Carroll
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Hushed Hour
1919
as Gondy
MOVIE★ 7.0
Josselyn's Wife
1919
as Tommy Josselyn
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Turn in the Road
1919
as Bob
MOVIE★ 5.3
Little Orphant Annie
1918
as Orphan
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Heart of Rachael
1918
as Jim
MOVIE
The One Woman
1918
as Boy
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Lady of the Dugout
1918
as The Lady's son
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hearts of the World
1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
MOVIE
A Wife on Trial
1917
as Child (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Little American
1917
as Bobby Moore
MOVIE
Big Tremaine
1916
as Child
MOVIE
Each Pearl a Tear
1916