Ben Alexander

Acting • 1911-05-27 • Goldfield, 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

6.5

Dragnet

1951

7.8

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

6.7

Man in the Shadow

1957

6.1

Dragnet

1954

6.5

Felony Squad

1966

5.9

The Lady of the Dugout

1918

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Filmography

1967
Judd, for the DefenseTV
★ 7.7
1966
BatmanTV
★ 7.3
1966
Felony SquadTV
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs • 73 episodes
★ 6.5
1960
About FacesTV
1957
Man in the ShadowFilm
Ab Begley
★ 6.7
1956
The Ford ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1954
DragnetFilm
Officer Frank Smith
★ 6.1
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1951
DragnetTV
Frank Smith • 276 episodes
★ 6.5
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1941
Criminals WithinFilm
Sgt. Paul
★ 6.5
1940
American PortraitFilm
David
★ 10.0
1940
The Leather PushersFilm
Dan Brown, Announcer
★ 8.0
1939
Convict's CodeFilm
Jeff Palmer
★ 5.3
1939
Buried AliveFilm
Riley
★ 5.1
1938
The Spy RingFilm
Capt. Don Mayhew
★ 5.6
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks OffFilm
Larry Weldon
★ 8.0
1937
Shall We DanceFilm
Evans (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1937
The Life of the PartyFilm
Orchestra Leader
★ 6.2
1937
The Outer GateFilm
Bob Terry
★ 5.0
1937
The Legion of Missing MenFilm
Don Carter
★ 6.7
1937
Western GoldFilm
Bart
★ 9.0
1936
Red Lights AheadFilm
George Wallace
★ 5.6
1935
Born to GambleFilm
Paul Mathews
★ 5.2
1935
Grand Old GirlFilm
Tom Miller
★ 7.0
1935
Reckless RoadsFilm
Wade Adams
★ 8.0
1935
The Fire-TrapFilm
Bob Fender
★ 4.7
1935
Annapolis FarewellFilm
Adams
★ 8.0
1934
Once to Every WomanFilm
Joe
★ 6.1
1934
The Life of Vergie WintersFilm
Barry Preston
★ 5.7
1934
FlirtationFilm
Dudley
★ 5.6
1934
Most Precious Thing in LifeFilm
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
★ 5.8
1933
Stage MotherFilm
Francis Nolan
★ 6.3
1933
This Day and AgeFilm
Morry Dover
★ 5.0
1933
What Price Innocence?Film
Tommy Harrow
★ 6.5
1933
The Vanishing FrontierFilm
Lucien Winfield
★ 8.0
1933
Roadhouse QueenFilm
Junior Knox
★ 3.7
1932
High PressureFilm
Geoffrey Weston
★ 5.8
1932
The Wet ParadeFilm
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1932
Tom Brown of CulverFilm
Cpl. John Clarke
★ 6.8
1931
Are These Our Children?Film
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
★ 6.3
1931
Suicide FleetFilm
Kid
★ 5.0
1931
Many a SlipFilm
Ted Coster
★ 10.0
1931
It's a Wise ChildFilm
Bill Stanton
★ 6.2
1930
All Quiet on the Western FrontFilm
Franz Kemmerich
★ 7.8
1928
The Divine LadyFilm
Young lieutenant
★ 5.3
1927
Two to OneFilm
George Minafer as a Child
★ 10.0
1926
The HighbindersFilm
Roy Marshall
★ 10.0
1924
A Self-Made FailureFilm
Sonny
★ 10.0
1923
Penrod and SamFilm
Penrod Schofield
★ 7.5
1923
Jealous HusbandsFilm
Bobbie / Spud
★ 10.0
1923
Boy of MineFilm
Bill Latimer
★ 9.0
1923
The Yankee SpiritFilm
★ 9.0
1920
Blue Streak McCoyFilm
Job the child
★ 10.0
1920
The TriflersFilm
★ 9.0
1920
The Notorious Mrs. SandsFilm
Child
★ 8.0
1920
The Family HonorFilm
Little Ben Tucker
★ 8.0
1920
Through Eyes of MenFilm
Little Billy
★ 7.0
1919
The Turn in the RoadFilm
Bob
★ 9.0
1919
The Hushed HourFilm
Gondy
★ 8.0
1919
The Mayor of FilbertFilm
Carroll
★ 7.0
1919
The White HeatherFilm
Donald Cameron
★ 7.0
1919
Josselyn's WifeFilm
Tommy Josselyn
★ 7.0
1919
The Better WifeFilm
Little Dick
★ 1.0
1918
Hearts of the WorldFilm
The Boy's Littlest Brother
★ 6.1
1918
The Lady of the DugoutFilm
The Lady's son
★ 5.9
1918
Little Orphant AnnieFilm
Orphan
★ 5.3
1918
The Heart of RachaelFilm
Jim
★ 8.0
1918
The One WomanFilm
Boy
1917
The Little AmericanFilm
Bobby Moore
★ 6.3
1917
A Wife on TrialFilm
Child (uncredited)
1916
Big TremaineFilm
Child
1916
Each Pearl a TearFilm