Ben Alexander

Acting

May 27, 1911

— July 5, 1969(58 years old)

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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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.

Also Known As

Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III • Nicholas Benton Alexander III

Known For

7.3

Batman

6.5

Dragnet

Frank Smith

7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

Franz Kemmerich

6.5

Felony Squad

Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

7.7

Judd, for the Defense

6.1

Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith

6.7

Man in the Shadow

Ab Begley

6.0

Hearts of the World

The Boy's Littlest Brother

9.0

Western Gold

Bart

5.6

The Spy Ring

Capt. Don Mayhew

5.3

The Divine Lady

Young lieutenant

5.1

Buried Alive

Riley

Photos of Ben Alexander

Filmography

1950s

6.7

Man in the Shadow

Ab Begley

6.1

Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith

1940s

6.5

Criminals Within

Sgt. Paul

8.0

The Leather Pushers

Dan Brown, Announcer

1930s

5.1

Buried Alive

Riley

5.3

Convict's Code

Jeff Palmer

5.6

The Spy Ring

Capt. Don Mayhew

8.0

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Larry Weldon

7.3

Shall We Dance

Evans (uncredited)

9.0

Western Gold

Bart

6.7

The Legion of Missing Men

Don Carter

6.2

The Life of the Party

Orchestra Leader

5.0

The Outer Gate

Bob Terry

5.6

Red Lights Ahead

George Wallace

7.0

Grand Old Girl

Tom Miller

8.0

Annapolis Farewell

Adams

8.0

Reckless Roads

Wade Adams

5.2

Born to Gamble

Paul Mathews

5.7

The Life of Vergie Winters

Barry Preston

5.6

Flirtation

Dudley

6.1

Once to Every Woman

Joe

5.8

Most Precious Thing in Life

Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

6.3

Stage Mother

Francis Nolan

3.7

Roadhouse Queen

Junior Knox

5.0

This Day and Age

Morry Dover

8.0

The Vanishing Frontier

Lucien Winfield

6.5

What Price Innocence?

Tommy Harrow

6.2

The Wet Parade

Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

5.8

High Pressure

Geoffrey Weston

6.8

Tom Brown of Culver

Cpl. John Clarke

10.0

Many a Slip

Ted Coster

5.0

Suicide Fleet

Kid

6.8

Are These Our Children?

Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

6.3

It's a Wise Child

Bill Stanton

7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

Franz Kemmerich

1920s

5.3

The Divine Lady

Young lieutenant

9.0

The Yankee Spirit

7.5

Penrod and Sam

Penrod Schofield

9.0

Boy of Mine

Bill Latimer

10.0

Jealous Husbands

Bobbie / Spud

9.0

The Triflers

8.0

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

Child

8.0

The Family Honor

Little Ben Tucker

10.0

Blue Streak McCoy

Job the child

7.0

Through Eyes of Men

Little Billy

1910s

9.0

The Turn in the Road

Bob

7.0

Josselyn's Wife

Tommy Josselyn

1.0

The Better Wife

Little Dick

7.0

The White Heather

Donald Cameron

7.0

The Mayor of Filbert

Carroll

8.0

The Hushed Hour

Gondy

6.0

Hearts of the World

The Boy's Littlest Brother

5.9

The Lady of the Dugout

The Lady's son

5.3

Little Orphant Annie

Orphan

The One Woman

Boy

8.0

The Heart of Rachael

Jim

6.3

The Little American

Bobby Moore

A Wife on Trial

Child (uncredited)

Each Pearl a Tear

Big Tremaine

Child