Ben Alexander
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 27, 1911 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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.
Known For
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfOfficer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1966 | Batman | |
| 1966 | Felony SquadDesk Sgt. Dan Briggs | |
| 1960 | About Faces | |
| 1957 | Man in the ShadowAb Begley | |
| 1956 | The Ford ShowSelf | |
| 1954 | DragnetOfficer Frank Smith | |
| 1952 | This Is Your LifeSelf | |
| 1951 | DragnetFrank Smith | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1941 | Criminals WithinSgt. Paul | |
| 1940 | American PortraitDavid | |
| 1940 | The Leather PushersDan Brown, Announcer | |
| 1939 | Convict's CodeJeff Palmer | |
| 1939 | Buried AliveRiley | |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks OffLarry Weldon | |
| 1938 | The Spy RingCapt. Don Mayhew | |
| 1937 | Shall We DanceEvans (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Western GoldBart | |
| 1937 | The Legion of Missing MenDon Carter | |
| 1937 | The Outer GateBob Terry | |
| 1937 | The Life of the PartyOrchestra Leader | |
| 1936 | Red Lights AheadGeorge Wallace | |
| 1935 | Grand Old GirlTom Miller | |
| 1935 | The Fire-TrapBob Fender | |
| 1935 | Annapolis FarewellAdams | |
| 1935 | Born to GamblePaul Mathews | |
| 1935 | Reckless RoadsWade Adams | |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie WintersBarry Preston | |
| 1934 | FlirtationDudley | |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in LifeGideon 'Gubby' Gerhart | |
| 1934 | Once to Every WomanJoe | |
| 1933 | The Vanishing FrontierLucien Winfield | |
| 1933 | This Day and AgeMorry Dover | |
| 1933 | Stage MotherFrancis Nolan | |
| 1933 | Roadhouse QueenJunior Knox | |
| 1933 | What Price Innocence?Tommy Harrow | |
| 1932 | High PressureGeoffrey Weston | |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of CulverCpl. John Clarke | |
| 1932 | The Wet ParadeEvelyn's Friend (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Suicide FleetKid | |
| 1931 | Are These Our Children?Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby | |
| 1931 | It's a Wise ChildBill Stanton | |
| 1931 | Many a SlipTed Coster | |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western FrontFranz Kemmerich | |
| 1928 | The Divine LadyYoung lieutenant | |
| 1927 | Two to OneGeorge Minafer as a Child | |
| 1926 | The HighbindersRoy Marshall | |
| 1924 | A Self-Made FailureSonny | |
| 1923 | The Yankee Spirit | |
| 1923 | Penrod and SamPenrod Schofield | |
| 1923 | Boy of MineBill Latimer | |
| 1923 | Jealous HusbandsBobbie / Spud | |
| 1920 | The Family HonorLittle Ben Tucker | |
| 1920 | Blue Streak McCoyJob the child | |
| 1920 | The Triflers | |
| 1920 | Through Eyes of MenLittle Billy | |
| 1920 | The Notorious Mrs. SandsChild | |
| 1919 | The Hushed HourGondy | |
| 1919 | Josselyn's WifeTommy Josselyn | |
| 1919 | The White HeatherDonald Cameron | |
| 1919 | The Better WifeLittle Dick | |
| 1919 | The Mayor of FilbertCarroll | |
| 1919 | The Turn in the RoadBob | |
| 1918 | The Heart of RachaelJim | |
| 1918 | The Lady of the DugoutThe Lady's son | |
| 1918 | Little Orphant AnnieOrphan | |
| 1918 | Hearts of the WorldThe Boy's Littlest Brother | |
| 1918 | The One WomanBoy | |
| 1917 | A Wife on TrialChild (uncredited) | |
| 1917 | The Little AmericanBobby Moore | |
| 1916 | Each Pearl a Tear | |
| 1916 | Big TremaineChild |