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