Ben Alexander

Actor May 27 (died age 58) Goldfield, Nevada, USA 1916–2004 (88 year career)

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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

Film

All Quiet on the Western Front

Franz Kemmerich

Film

Shall We Dance

Evans (uncredited)

Film

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Film

Man in the Shadow

Ab Begley

Film

Dragnet

Frank Smith

Film

Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith

Film

The Little American

Bobby Moore

Film

Hearts of the World

The Boy's Littlest Brother

Filmography

Acting (73)

Movies (65)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Man in the Shadow

as Ab Begley

Dragnet

as Officer Frank Smith

Criminals Within

as Sgt. Paul

The Leather Pushers

as Dan Brown, Announcer

American Portrait

1940

as David

Buried Alive

as Riley

Convict's Code

as Jeff Palmer

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

as Larry Weldon

The Spy Ring

as Capt. Don Mayhew

Shall We Dance

as Evans (uncredited)

7.3

The Life of the Party

1937

as Orchestra Leader

5.2

Western Gold

1937

as Bart

The Legion of Missing Men

as Don Carter

The Outer Gate

as Bob Terry

Red Lights Ahead

as George Wallace

Grand Old Girl

as Tom Miller

Annapolis Farewell

as Adams

Born to Gamble

as Paul Mathews

The Fire-Trap

as Bob Fender

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934

as Barry Preston

5.2

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934

as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

Flirtation

as Dudley

Once to Every Woman

as Joe

The Vanishing Frontier

1933

as Lucien Winfield

What Price Innocence?

as Tommy Harrow

Roadhouse Queen

as Junior Knox

This Day and Age

as Morry Dover

Stage Mother

as Francis Nolan

High Pressure

as Geoffrey Weston

Tom Brown of Culver

as Cpl. John Clarke

The Wet Parade

as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

Suicide Fleet

as Kid

Many a Slip

as Ted Coster

It's a Wise Child

1931

as Bill Stanton

Are These Our Children?

1931

as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

6.0

All Quiet on the Western Front

as Franz Kemmerich

The Divine Lady

as Young lieutenant

Two to One

as George Minafer as a Child

The Highbinders

1926

as Roy Marshall

A Self-Made Failure

1924

as Sonny

Boy of Mine

1923

as Bill Latimer

Jealous Husbands

1923

as Bobbie / Spud

The Yankee Spirit

Penrod and Sam

as Penrod Schofield

The Family Honor

as Little Ben Tucker

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

1920

as Child

The Triflers

1920

Blue Streak McCoy

1920

as Job the child

Through Eyes of Men

1920

as Little Billy

The Hushed Hour

1919

as Gondy

The White Heather

1919

as Donald Cameron

Josselyn's Wife

1919

as Tommy Josselyn

The Better Wife

1919

as Little Dick

1.0

The Turn in the Road

1919

as Bob

The Mayor of Filbert

1919

as Carroll

Hearts of the World

1918

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

6.0

The One Woman

1918

as Boy

The Lady of the Dugout

as The Lady's son

Little Orphant Annie

as Orphan

The Heart of Rachael

as Jim

A Wife on Trial

1917

as Child (uncredited)

The Little American

as Bobby Moore

Each Pearl a Tear

Big Tremaine

as Child

Television (8)

Judd for the Defense

Batman

Felony Squad

as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

About Faces

The Ford Show

as Self

This Is Your Life

as Self

Dragnet

as Frank Smith

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

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