Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 27, 1911
Place of Birth:
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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Ben Alexander
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage) |
| 1957 | Man in the Shadow | Ab Begley |
| 1954 | Dragnet | Officer Frank Smith |
| 1941 | Criminals Within | Sgt. Paul |
| 1940 | American Portrait | David |
| 1940 | The Leather Pushers | Dan Brown, Announcer |
| 1939 | Convict's Code | Jeff Palmer |
| 1939 | Buried Alive | Riley |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Larry Weldon |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Capt. Don Mayhew |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance | Evans (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Western Gold | Bart |
| 1937 | The Legion of Missing Men | Don Carter |
| 1937 | The Outer Gate | Bob Terry |
| 1937 | The Life of the Party | Orchestra Leader |
| 1936 | Red Lights Ahead | George Wallace |
| 1935 | Grand Old Girl | Tom Miller |
| 1935 | The Fire-Trap | Bob Fender |
| 1935 | Annapolis Farewell | Adams |
| 1935 | Born to Gamble | Paul Mathews |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Winters | Barry Preston |
| 1934 | Flirtation | Dudley |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in Life | Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart |
| 1934 | Once to Every Woman | Joe |
| 1933 | The Vanishing Frontier | Lucien Winfield |
| 1933 | This Day and Age | Morry Dover |
| 1933 | Stage Mother | Francis Nolan |
| 1933 | Roadhouse Queen | Junior Knox |
| 1933 | What Price Innocence? | Tommy Harrow |
| 1932 | High Pressure | Geoffrey Weston |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver | Cpl. John Clarke |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Evelyn's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet | Kid |
| 1931 | Are These Our Children? | Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby |
| 1931 | It's a Wise Child | Bill Stanton |
| 1931 | Many a Slip | Ted Coster |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Franz Kemmerich |
| 1928 | The Divine Lady | Young lieutenant |
| 1927 | Two to One | George Minafer as a Child |
| 1926 | The Highbinders | Roy Marshall |
| 1924 | A Self-Made Failure | Sonny |
| 1923 | The Yankee Spirit | |
| 1923 | Penrod and Sam | Penrod Schofield |
| 1923 | Boy of Mine | Bill Latimer |
| 1920 | The Family Honor | Little Ben Tucker |
| 1920 | Blue Streak McCoy | Job the child |
| 1920 | The Triflers | |
| 1920 | Through Eyes of Men | Little Billy |
| 1920 | The Notorious Mrs. Sands | Child |
| 1919 | The Hushed Hour | Gondy |
| 1919 | Josselyn's Wife | Tommy Josselyn |
| 1919 | The White Heather | Donald Cameron |
| 1919 | The Better Wife | Little Dick |
| 1919 | The Mayor of Filbert | Carroll |
| 1918 | The Heart of Rachael | Jim |
| 1918 | The Lady of the Dugout | The Lady's son |
| 1918 | Little Orphant Annie | Orphan |
| 1918 | Hearts of the World | The Boy's Littlest Brother |
| 1918 | The One Woman | Boy |
| 1917 | A Wife on Trial | Child (uncredited) |
| 1917 | The Little American | Bobby Moore |
| 1916 | Each Pearl a Tear | |
| 1916 | Big Tremaine | Child |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1966 | Batman | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs |
| 1960 | About Faces | |
| 1956 | The Ford Show | Self |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Frank Smith |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self |