Ben Alexander

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 27, 1911

died

July 5, 1969

place of birth

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

also known as

Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III · Nicholas Benton Alexander III

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

All Quiet on the Western Front
7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930as Franz Kemmerich
Shall We Dance
7.3

Shall We Dance

1937as Evans (uncredited)
Dragnet
6.1

Dragnet

1954as Officer Frank Smith
Man in the Shadow
6.8

Man in the Shadow

1957as Ab Begley
Suicide Fleet
5.0

Suicide Fleet

1931as Kid
The Life of Vergie Winters
5.7

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934as Barry Preston
Stage Mother
6.3

Stage Mother

1933as Francis Nolan
The Wet Parade
6.2

The Wet Parade

1932as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
The Divine Lady
5.3

The Divine Lady

1928as Young lieutenant
Convict's Code
5.3

Convict's Code

1939as Jeff Palmer
Are These Our Children?
6.8

Are These Our Children?

1931as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
The Spy Ring
5.6

The Spy Ring

1938as Capt. Don Mayhew
Hearts of the World
6.0

Hearts of the World

1918as The Boy's Littlest Brother
Buried Alive
5.1

Buried Alive

1939as Riley
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
8.0

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938as Larry Weldon
Once to Every Woman
6.1

Once to Every Woman

1934as Joe
The Little American
6.3

The Little American

1917as Bobby Moore
Grand Old Girl
7.0

Grand Old Girl

1935as Tom Miller
The Legion of Missing Men
6.7

The Legion of Missing Men

1937as Don Carter
High Pressure
5.8

High Pressure

1932as Geoffrey Weston
Josselyn's Wife
7.0

Josselyn's Wife

1919as Tommy Josselyn
It's a Wise Child
6.3

It's a Wise Child

1931as Bill Stanton
Western Gold
9.0

Western Gold

1937as Bart
Red Lights Ahead
5.6

Red Lights Ahead

1936as George Wallace
Criminals Within
6.5

Criminals Within

1941as Sgt. Paul
Blue Streak McCoy
10.0

Blue Streak McCoy

1920as Job the child
The Vanishing Frontier
8.0

The Vanishing Frontier

1933as Lucien Winfield
The White Heather
7.0

The White Heather

1919as Donald Cameron
Many a Slip
10.0

Many a Slip

1931as Ted Coster
The One Woman

The One Woman

1918as Boy
What Price Innocence?
6.5

What Price Innocence?

1933as Tommy Harrow
The Leather Pushers
8.0

The Leather Pushers

1940as Dan Brown, Announcer
Tom Brown of Culver
6.8

Tom Brown of Culver

1932as Cpl. John Clarke
Little Orphant Annie
5.3

Little Orphant Annie

1918as Orphan
The Life of the Party
6.2

The Life of the Party

1937as Orchestra Leader
Boy of Mine
9.0

Boy of Mine

1923as Bill Latimer
The Better Wife
1.0

The Better Wife

1919as Little Dick
The Triflers
9.0

The Triflers

1920
The Lady of the Dugout
5.9

The Lady of the Dugout

1918as The Lady's son
The Hushed Hour
8.0

The Hushed Hour

1919as Gondy
This Day and Age
5.0

This Day and Age

1933as Morry Dover
Most Precious Thing in Life
5.8

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Penrod and Sam
7.5

Penrod and Sam

1923as Penrod Schofield
Roadhouse Queen
3.7

Roadhouse Queen

1933as Junior Knox
Born to Gamble
5.2

Born to Gamble

1935as Paul Mathews
Big Tremaine

Big Tremaine

1916as Child
The Turn in the Road
9.0

The Turn in the Road

1919as Bob
The Outer Gate
5.0

The Outer Gate

1937as Bob Terry
The Yankee Spirit
9.0

The Yankee Spirit

1923
Flirtation
5.6

Flirtation

1934as Dudley