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Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting

Born: May 27, 1911Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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
Filmography
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

2004
Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

Ab Begley

1957
Dragnet

Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith

1954
Criminals Within

Criminals Within

Sgt. Paul

1941
The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

Dan Brown, Announcer

1940

American Portrait

David

1940
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

Riley

1939
Convict's Code

Convict's Code

Jeff Palmer

1939
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Larry Weldon

1938
The Spy Ring

The Spy Ring

Capt. Don Mayhew

1938
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

Orchestra Leader

1937
Western Gold

Western Gold

Bart

1937
The Outer Gate

The Outer Gate

Bob Terry

1937
The Legion of Missing Men

The Legion of Missing Men

Don Carter

1937
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Evans (uncredited)

1937
Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

George Wallace

1936

The Fire-Trap

Bob Fender

1935
Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell

Adams

1935
Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

Paul Mathews

1935
Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl

Tom Miller

1935
Flirtation

Flirtation

Dudley

1934
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

1934
The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

Barry Preston

1934
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

Joe

1934
Stage Mother

Stage Mother

Francis Nolan

1933
This Day and Age

This Day and Age

Morry Dover

1933
Roadhouse Queen

Roadhouse Queen

Junior Knox

1933
What Price Innocence?

What Price Innocence?

Tommy Harrow

1933
The Vanishing Frontier

The Vanishing Frontier

Lucien Winfield

1933
Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

Cpl. John Clarke

1932
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

1932
High Pressure

High Pressure

Geoffrey Weston

1932
Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

Kid

1931
Are These Our Children?

Are These Our Children?

Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

1931
It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

Bill Stanton

1931
Many a Slip

Many a Slip

Ted Coster

1931
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Franz Kemmerich

1930
The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

Young lieutenant

1928

Two to One

George Minafer as a Child

1927

The Highbinders

Roy Marshall

1926

A Self-Made Failure

Sonny

1924
Boy of Mine

Boy of Mine

Bill Latimer

1923
Jealous Husbands

Jealous Husbands

Bobbie / Spud

1923
The Yankee Spirit

The Yankee Spirit

1923
Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

Penrod Schofield

1923
Blue Streak McCoy

Blue Streak McCoy

Job the child

1920
Through Eyes of Men

Through Eyes of Men

Little Billy

1920
The Notorious Mrs. Sands

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

Child

1920
The Family Honor

The Family Honor

Little Ben Tucker

1920
The Triflers

The Triflers

1920
The Better Wife

The Better Wife

Little Dick

1919
The White Heather

The White Heather

Donald Cameron

1919
The Mayor of Filbert

The Mayor of Filbert

Carroll

1919
The Hushed Hour

The Hushed Hour

Gondy

1919
Josselyn's Wife

Josselyn's Wife

Tommy Josselyn

1919
The Turn in the Road

The Turn in the Road

Bob

1919
Little Orphant Annie

Little Orphant Annie

Orphan

1918
The Heart of Rachael

The Heart of Rachael

Jim

1918
The One Woman

The One Woman

Boy

1918
The Lady of the Dugout

The Lady of the Dugout

The Lady's son

1918
Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World

The Boy's Littlest Brother

1918
A Wife on Trial

A Wife on Trial

Child (uncredited)

1917
The Little American

The Little American

Bobby Moore

1917
Big Tremaine

Big Tremaine

Child

1916
Each Pearl a Tear

Each Pearl a Tear

1916