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