About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1911-05-27
Place of birth:
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Website:
N/A

Ben Alexander

Overview

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

Acting
2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself Actor Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage) 60
Fair
1966 Felony Squad Actor Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs 69
Fair
1960 About Faces Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Man in the Shadow Actor Ab Begley 59
Average
1954 Dragnet Actor Officer Frank Smith 59
Average
1951 Dragnet Actor Frank Smith 68
Fair
1941 Criminals Within Actor Sgt. Paul 59
Average
1940 The Leather Pushers Actor Dan Brown, Announcer N/A
N/A
1940 American Portrait Actor David N/A
N/A
1939 Buried Alive Actor Riley 58
Average
1939 Convict's Code Actor Jeff Palmer 59
Average
1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Actor Larry Weldon 59
Average
1938 The Spy Ring Actor Capt. Don Mayhew 58
Average
1937 The Life of the Party Actor Orchestra Leader 58
Average
1937 Western Gold Actor Bart N/A
N/A
1937 The Outer Gate Actor Bob Terry 59
Average
1937 The Legion of Missing Men Actor Don Carter 59
Average
1937 Shall We Dance Actor Evans (uncredited) 61
Fair
1936 Red Lights Ahead Actor George Wallace 58
Average
1935 The Fire-Trap Actor Bob Fender 59
Average
1935 Annapolis Farewell Actor Adams N/A
N/A
1935 Born to Gamble Actor Paul Mathews 58
Average
1935 Grand Old Girl Actor Tom Miller 59
Average
1934 Flirtation Actor Dudley 59
Average
1934 Most Precious Thing in Life Actor Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart 58
Average
1934 The Life of Vergie Winters Actor Barry Preston 59
Average
1934 Once to Every Woman Actor Joe Wilson 59
Average
1933 Stage Mother Actor Francis Nolan 59
Average
1933 This Day and Age Actor Morry Dover 58
Average
1933 Roadhouse Queen Actor Junior Knox 58
Average
1933 What Price Innocence? Actor Tommy Harrow 58
Average
1933 The Vanishing Frontier Actor Lucien Winfield N/A
N/A
1932 Tom Brown of Culver Actor Cpl. John Clarke 58
Average
1932 The Wet Parade Actor Evelyn's Friend (uncredited) 58
Average
1932 High Pressure Actor Geoffrey Weston 59
Average
1931 Suicide Fleet Actor Kid 58
Average
1931 Are These Our Children? Actor Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby 59
Average
1931 It's a Wise Child Actor Bill Stanton 58
Average
1931 Many a Slip Actor Ted Coster N/A
N/A
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Actor Franz Kemmerich 70
Good
1928 The Divine Lady Actor Young lieutenant 58
Average
1927 Two to One Actor George Minafer as a Child N/A
N/A
1926 The Highbinders Actor Roy Marshall N/A
N/A
1923 Boy of Mine Actor Bill Latimer N/A
N/A
1923 The Yankee Spirit Actor N/A
N/A
1923 Penrod and Sam Actor Penrod Schofield 58
Average
1920 Blue Streak McCoy Actor Job the child N/A
N/A
1920 The Family Honor Actor Little Ben Tucker N/A
N/A
1920 The Triflers Actor N/A
N/A
1919 The White Heather Actor Donald Cameron N/A
N/A
1919 The Hushed Hour Actor Gondy N/A
N/A
1919 Josselyn's Wife Actor Tommy Josselyn N/A
N/A
1918 Little Orphant Annie Actor Orphan 58
Average
1918 The Heart of Rachael Actor Jim N/A
N/A
1918 The Lady of the Dugout Actor The Lady's son 59
Average
1918 Hearts of the World Actor The Boy's Littlest Brother 59
Average
1917 A Wife on Trial Actor Child (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1917 The Little American Actor Bobby Moore 59
Average