Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting

Birthday

1911/05/27

Day of death

1969/07/05 (58 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Also know as

Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III, Nicholas Benton Alexander III

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.

Acting
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.8

(1930) All Quiet on the Western Front

as Franz Kemmerich

The Family Honor
0.0

(1920) The Family Honor

as Little Ben Tucker

Shall We Dance
7.2

(1937) Shall We Dance

as Evans (uncredited)

A Wife on Trial
0.0

(1917) A Wife on Trial

as Child (uncredited)

The Vanishing Frontier
0.0

(1933) The Vanishing Frontier

as Lucien Winfield

The Hushed Hour
0.0

(1919) The Hushed Hour

as Gondy

The Heart of Rachael
0.0

(1918) The Heart of Rachael

as Jim

Josselyn's Wife
0.0

(1919) Josselyn's Wife

as Tommy Josselyn

0.0

(1927) Two to One

as George Minafer as a Child

Dragnet
6.2

(1954) Dragnet

as Officer Frank Smith

Blue Streak McCoy
0.0

(1920) Blue Streak McCoy

as Job the child

Western Gold
0.0

(1937) Western Gold

as Bart

High Pressure
6.0

(1932) High Pressure

as Geoffrey Weston

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.7

(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Convict's Code
6.5

(1939) Convict's Code

as Jeff Palmer

This Day and Age
1.0

(1933) This Day and Age

as Morry Dover

The Lady of the Dugout
5.9

(1918) The Lady of the Dugout

as The Lady's son

The Life of Vergie Winters
5.9

(1934) The Life of Vergie Winters

as Barry Preston

Grand Old Girl
6.5

(1935) Grand Old Girl

as Tom Miller

Stage Mother
5.0

(1933) Stage Mother

as Francis Nolan

The White Heather
0.0

(1919) The White Heather

as Donald Cameron

Suicide Fleet
4.3

(1931) Suicide Fleet

as Kid

Red Lights Ahead
5.2

(1936) Red Lights Ahead

as George Wallace

5.0

(1935) The Fire-Trap

as Bob Fender

Flirtation
4.4

(1934) Flirtation

as Dudley

Criminals Within
6.5

(1941) Criminals Within

as Sgt. Paul

Are These Our Children?
6.0

(1931) Are These Our Children?

as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
9.0

(1938) Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

as Larry Weldon

Roadhouse Queen
0.0

(1933) Roadhouse Queen

as Junior Knox

The Legion of Missing Men
5.0

(1937) The Legion of Missing Men

as Don Carter

The Outer Gate
5.0

(1937) The Outer Gate

as Bob Terry

Most Precious Thing in Life
5.2

(1934) Most Precious Thing in Life

as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

The Life of the Party
5.2

(1937) The Life of the Party

as Orchestra Leader

The Divine Lady
5.3

(1928) The Divine Lady

as Young lieutenant

Man in the Shadow
6.8

(1957) Man in the Shadow

as Ab Begley

Buried Alive
4.7

(1939) Buried Alive

as Riley

0.0

(1940) American Portrait

as David

Tom Brown of Culver
5.2

(1932) Tom Brown of Culver

as Cpl. John Clarke

Once to Every Woman
5.8

(1934) Once to Every Woman

as Joe Wilson

The Spy Ring
5.0

(1938) The Spy Ring

as Capt. Don Mayhew

The Yankee Spirit
0.0

(1923) The Yankee Spirit

as ---

The Little American
6.3

(1917) The Little American

as Bobby Moore

Little Orphant Annie
5.3

(1918) Little Orphant Annie

as Orphan

It's a Wise Child
0.0

(1931) It's a Wise Child

as Bill Stanton

What Price Innocence?
3.0

(1933) What Price Innocence?

as Tommy Harrow

Annapolis Farewell
0.0

(1935) Annapolis Farewell

as Adams

Hearts of the World
6.0

(1918) Hearts of the World

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

0.0

(1926) The Highbinders

as Roy Marshall

Penrod and Sam
6.5

(1923) Penrod and Sam

as Penrod Schofield

The Triflers
0.0

(1920) The Triflers

as ---

Boy of Mine
0.0

(1923) Boy of Mine

as Bill Latimer

The Wet Parade
5.8

(1932) The Wet Parade

as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

Born to Gamble
4.8

(1935) Born to Gamble

as Paul Mathews

Many a Slip
0.0

(1931) Many a Slip

as Ted Coster

The Leather Pushers
0.0

(1940) The Leather Pushers

as Dan Brown, Announcer

Each Pearl a Tear
0.0

(1916) Each Pearl a Tear

as ---

The One Woman
0.0

(1918) The One Woman

as Boy

The Better Wife
1.0

(1919) The Better Wife

as Little Dick

The Mayor of Filbert
0.0

(1919) The Mayor of Filbert

as Carroll

Through Eyes of Men
0.0

(1920) Through Eyes of Men

as Little Billy

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as ---

Dragnet
6.4

(1951) Dragnet

as Frank Smith

Felony Squad
6.4

(1966) Felony Squad

as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

This Is Your Life
6.3

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

Judd for the Defense
7.5

(1967) Judd for the Defense

as ---

0.0

(1960) About Faces

as ---

7.0

(1956) The Ford Show

as Self