- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1911
- Place of Birth
- Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Died
- July 5, 1969
Ben Alexander
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
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
tvFelony Squad
1966 · Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
tvBatman
1966
About Faces
tvAbout Faces
1960
movieMan in the Shadow
1957 · Ab Begley
The Ford Show
tvThe Ford Show
1956 · Self
movieDragnet
1954 · Officer Frank Smith
tvThis Is Your Life
1952 · Self
tvDragnet
1951 · Frank Smith
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieCriminals Within
1941 · Sgt. Paul
movieThe Leather Pushers
1940 · Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
movieAmerican Portrait
1940 · David
movieBuried Alive
1939 · Riley
movieConvict's Code
1939 · Jeff Palmer
movieMr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 · Larry Weldon
movieThe Spy Ring
1938 · Capt. Don Mayhew
movieThe Life of the Party
1937 · Orchestra Leader
movieWestern Gold
1937 · Bart
movieThe Outer Gate
1937 · Bob Terry
movieThe Legion of Missing Men
1937 · Don Carter
movieShall We Dance
1937 · Evans (uncredited)
movieRed Lights Ahead
1936 · George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
movieThe Fire-Trap
1935 · Bob Fender
movieAnnapolis Farewell
1935 · Adams
movieReckless Roads
1935 · Wade Adams
movieBorn to Gamble
1935 · Paul Mathews
movieGrand Old Girl
1935 · Tom Miller
movieFlirtation
1934 · Dudley
movieMost Precious Thing in Life
1934 · Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Barry Preston
movieOnce to Every Woman
1934 · Joe
movieStage Mother
1933 · Francis Nolan
movieThis Day and Age
1933 · Morry Dover
movieRoadhouse Queen
1933 · Junior Knox
movieWhat Price Innocence?
1933 · Tommy Harrow
movieThe Vanishing Frontier
1933 · Lucien Winfield
movieTom Brown of Culver
1932 · Cpl. John Clarke
movieThe Wet Parade
1932 · Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
movieHigh Pressure
1932 · Geoffrey Weston
movieSuicide Fleet
1931 · Kid
movieAre These Our Children?
1931 · Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
movieIt's a Wise Child
1931 · Bill Stanton
movieMany a Slip
1931 · Ted Coster
movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · Franz Kemmerich
movieThe Divine Lady
1928 · Young lieutenant
Two to One
movieTwo to One
1927 · George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders
movieThe Highbinders
1926 · Roy Marshall
A Self-Made Failure
movieA Self-Made Failure
1924 · Sonny
movieBoy of Mine
1923 · Bill Latimer
movieJealous Husbands
1923 · Bobbie / Spud
movieThe Yankee Spirit
1923
moviePenrod and Sam
1923 · Penrod Schofield
movieBlue Streak McCoy
1920 · Job the child
movieThrough Eyes of Men
1920 · Little Billy
movieThe Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920 · Child
movieThe Family Honor
1920 · Little Ben Tucker
movieThe Triflers
1920
movieThe Better Wife
1919 · Little Dick
movieThe White Heather
1919 · Donald Cameron
movieThe Mayor of Filbert
1919 · Carroll
movieThe Hushed Hour
1919 · Gondy
movieJosselyn's Wife
1919 · Tommy Josselyn
movieThe Turn in the Road
1919 · Bob
movieLittle Orphant Annie
1918 · Orphan
movieThe Heart of Rachael
1918 · Jim
movieThe One Woman
1918 · Boy
movieThe Lady of the Dugout
1918 · The Lady's son
movieHearts of the World
1918 · The Boy's Littlest Brother
movieA Wife on Trial
1917 · Child (uncredited)
movieThe Little American
1917 · Bobby Moore
movieBig Tremaine
1916 · Child
movieEach Pearl a Tear
1916