Ben Alexander


    Starbirth:
    May 27, 1911
    Supernova:
    July 5, 1969
    Birthplace:
    Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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Overview

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.


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