Ben Alexander
- Acting
- May 27, 1911 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- July 5, 1969
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
Filmography
- Judd, for the Defense
- Felony Squad · Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
- Batman
- About Faces
- Man in the Shadow · Ab Begley
- The Ford Show · Self
- Dragnet · Officer Frank Smith
- This Is Your Life · Self
- Dragnet · Frank Smith, Screenplay
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Self
- Criminals Within · Sgt. Paul
- The Leather Pushers · Dan Brown, Announcer
- American Portrait · David
- Buried Alive · Riley
- Convict's Code · Jeff Palmer
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off · Larry Weldon
- The Spy Ring · Capt. Don Mayhew
- The Life of the Party · Orchestra Leader
- Western Gold · Bart
- The Outer Gate · Bob Terry
- The Legion of Missing Men · Don Carter
- Shall We Dance · Evans (uncredited)
- Red Lights Ahead · George Wallace
- The Fire-Trap · Bob Fender
- Annapolis Farewell · Adams
- Reckless Roads · Wade Adams
- Born to Gamble · Paul Mathews
- Grand Old Girl · Tom Miller
- Flirtation · Dudley
- Most Precious Thing in Life · Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
- The Life of Vergie Winters · Barry Preston
- Once to Every Woman · Joe
- Stage Mother · Francis Nolan
- This Day and Age · Morry Dover
- Roadhouse Queen · Junior Knox
- What Price Innocence? · Tommy Harrow
- The Vanishing Frontier · Lucien Winfield
- Tom Brown of Culver · Cpl. John Clarke
- The Wet Parade · Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
- High Pressure · Geoffrey Weston
- Suicide Fleet · Kid
- Are These Our Children? · Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- It's a Wise Child · Bill Stanton
- Many a Slip · Ted Coster
- All Quiet on the Western Front · Franz Kemmerich
- The Divine Lady · Young lieutenant
- Two to One · George Minafer as a Child
- The Highbinders · Roy Marshall
- A Self-Made Failure · Sonny
- Boy of Mine · Bill Latimer
- Jealous Husbands · Bobbie / Spud
- The Yankee Spirit
- Penrod and Sam · Penrod Schofield
- Blue Streak McCoy · Job the child
- Through Eyes of Men · Little Billy
- The Notorious Mrs. Sands · Child
- The Family Honor · Little Ben Tucker
- The Triflers
- The Better Wife · Little Dick
- The White Heather · Donald Cameron
- The Mayor of Filbert · Carroll
- The Hushed Hour · Gondy
- Josselyn's Wife · Tommy Josselyn
- The Turn in the Road · Bob
- Little Orphant Annie · Orphan
- The Heart of Rachael · Jim
- The One Woman · Boy
- The Lady of the Dugout · The Lady's son
- Hearts of the World · The Boy's Littlest Brother
- A Wife on Trial · Child (uncredited)
- The Little American · Bobby Moore
- Big Tremaine · Child
- Each Pearl a Tear