Ben Alexander
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1911-05-27
- Died
- 1969-07-05
- Place of birth
- Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Also known as
- Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III · Nicholas Benton Alexander III
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
TV Shows (8)
Movies (65)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Franz Kemmerich
Dragnet
1954
as Officer Frank Smith
Western Gold
1937
as Bart
Buried Alive
1939
as Riley
The Triflers
1920
Shall We Dance
1937
as Evans (uncredited)
High Pressure
1932
as Geoffrey Weston
Stage Mother
1933
as Francis Nolan
Man in the Shadow
1957
as Ab Begley
The Wet Parade
1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Once to Every Woman
1934
as Joe
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Adams
Convict's Code
1939
as Jeff Palmer
The Little American
1917
as Bobby Moore
The Highbinders
1926
as Roy Marshall
The Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
Suicide Fleet
1931
as Kid
This Day and Age
1933
as Morry Dover
The Divine Lady
1928
as Young lieutenant
The Legion of Missing Men
1937
as Don Carter
Boy of Mine
1923
as Bill Latimer
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Barry Preston
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Larry Weldon
It's a Wise Child
1931
as Bill Stanton
The Life of the Party
1937
as Orchestra Leader
The Lady of the Dugout
1918
as The Lady's son
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Lucien Winfield
Hearts of the World
1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
The Yankee Spirit
1923
Criminals Within
1941
as Sgt. Paul
American Portrait
1940
as David
The Outer Gate
1937
as Bob Terry
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Sonny
The Hushed Hour
1919
as Gondy
Penrod and Sam
1923
as Penrod Schofield
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Bob Fender
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
A Wife on Trial
1917
as Child (uncredited)
The Turn in the Road
1919
as Bob
Reckless Roads
1935
as Wade Adams
The One Woman
1918
as Boy
Red Lights Ahead
1936
as George Wallace
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
Are These Our Children?
1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
Grand Old Girl
1935
as Tom Miller
The Family Honor
1920
as Little Ben Tucker
Flirtation
1934
as Dudley
Jealous Husbands
1923
as Bobbie / Spud
Little Orphant Annie
1918
as Orphan
What Price Innocence?
1933
as Tommy Harrow
Born to Gamble
1935
as Paul Mathews
Josselyn's Wife
1919
as Tommy Josselyn
The Mayor of Filbert
1919
as Carroll
Blue Streak McCoy
1920
as Job the child
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920
as Child
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Junior Knox
The White Heather
1919
as Donald Cameron
Many a Slip
1931
as Ted Coster
The Better Wife
1919
as Little Dick
Each Pearl a Tear
1916
The Heart of Rachael
1918
as Jim
Big Tremaine
1916
as Child
Two to One
1927
as George Minafer as a Child
Through Eyes of Men
1920
as Little Billy
About Ben Alexander
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. With 73 credits spanning from 1916 to 1967, Ben Alexander has appeared in 65 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Alexander Movies
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — as Franz Kemmerich
- Dragnet (1954) — as Officer Frank Smith
- Western Gold (1937) — as Bart
- Buried Alive (1939) — as Riley
- The Triflers (1920)
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