Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting
🎂 1911-05-27 (58 years old at death)
✝️ 1969-07-05
📍 Goldfield, Nevada, USA
👤 Male
🎬 60 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 (60 movies)

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Ab Begley
Dragnet
Dragnet
1954
as Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within
Criminals Within
1941
as Sgt. Paul
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1939
as Riley
Convict's Code
Convict's Code
1939
as Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
1937
as Orchestra Leader
Western Gold
Western Gold
1937
as Bart
The Outer Gate
The Outer Gate
1937
as Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men
The Legion of Missing Men
1937
as Don Carter
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
1937
as Evans (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead
Red Lights Ahead
1936
as George Wallace
Annapolis Farewell
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Adams
Born to Gamble
Born to Gamble
1935
as Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Tom Miller
Flirtation
Flirtation
1934
as Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman
1934
as Joe
Stage Mother
Stage Mother
1933
as Francis Nolan
This Day and Age
This Day and Age
1933
as Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Junior Knox
What Price Innocence?
What Price Innocence?
1933
as Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
High Pressure
High Pressure
1932
as Geoffrey Weston
Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Kid
Are These Our Children?
Are These Our Children?
1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child
It's a Wise Child
1931
as Bill Stanton
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
1931
as Ted Coster
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Franz Kemmerich
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
1928
as Young lieutenant
Boy of Mine
Boy of Mine
1923
as Bill Latimer
Jealous Husbands
Jealous Husbands
1923
as Bobbie / Spud
The Yankee Spirit
The Yankee Spirit
1923
 Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1923
as Penrod Schofield
Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy
1920
as Job the child
Through Eyes of Men
Through Eyes of Men
1920
as Little Billy
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920
as Child
The Family Honor
The Family Honor
1920
as Little Ben Tucker
The Triflers
The Triflers
1920
 The Better Wife
The Better Wife
1919
as Little Dick
The White Heather
The White Heather
1919
as Donald Cameron
The Mayor of Filbert
The Mayor of Filbert
1919
as Carroll
The Hushed Hour
The Hushed Hour
1919
as Gondy
Josselyn's Wife
Josselyn's Wife
1919
as Tommy Josselyn
The Turn in the Road
The Turn in the Road
1919
as Bob
Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie
1918
as Orphan
The Heart of Rachael
The Heart of Rachael
1918
as Jim
The One Woman
The One Woman
1918
as Boy
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady of the Dugout
1918
as The Lady's son
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
A Wife on Trial
A Wife on Trial
1917
as Child (uncredited)
The Little American
The Little American
1917
as Bobby Moore
Big Tremaine
Big Tremaine
1916
as Child
Each Pearl a Tear
Each Pearl a Tear
1916