Ben Alexander
Acting1911Goldfield, 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
Acting History
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
1966
Felony Squad
TVas Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs• 73 eps
1958
This Is Your Life
TVas Self• 1 eps
1957
Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley
1955
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self• 1 eps
1954
Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith
1951
Dragnet
TVas Frank Smith• 276 eps
1941
Criminals Within
as Sgt. Paul
1940
The Leather Pushers
as Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
as David
1939
Buried Alive
as Riley
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring
as Capt. Don Mayhew
1937
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)
Western Gold
as Bart
The Life of the Party
as Orchestra Leader
The Legion of Missing Men
as Don Carter
The Outer Gate
as Bob Terry
1936
Red Lights Ahead
as George Wallace
1935
Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller
Born to Gamble
as Paul Mathews
The Fire-Trap
as Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell
as Adams
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston
Flirtation
as Dudley
Once to Every Woman
as Joe
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
as Lucien Winfield
Roadhouse Queen
as Junior Knox
This Day and Age
as Morry Dover
Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan
What Price Innocence?
as Tommy Harrow
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cpl. John Clarke
High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston
The Wet Parade
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
1931
Many a Slip
as Ted Coster
Suicide Fleet
as Kid
Are These Our Children?
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child
as Bill Stanton
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Franz Kemmerich
1928
The Divine Lady
as Young lieutenant
1926
The Highbinders
as Roy Marshall
1919
The Better Wife
as Little Dick
1918
Hearts of the World
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
The One Woman
as Boy
The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son
Little Orphant Annie
as Orphan
1917
The Little American
as Bobby Moore