Ben Alexander
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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.
Appearances
7.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
8.0
The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
7.3
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
8.0
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
8.0
The Hushed Hour
Gondy
8.0
The Heart of Rachael
Jim
7.0
Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
Two to One
10.0
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
6.1
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
10.0
Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
9.0
Western Gold
Bart
5.8
High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
5.3
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
5.0
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
5.9
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
5.7
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
7.0
Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
6.3
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
7.0
The White Heather
Donald Cameron
5.0
Suicide Fleet
Kid
5.6
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
4.7
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
5.6
Flirtation
Dudley
6.5
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
6.8
Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
8.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
3.7
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
6.7
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
5.0
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
5.8
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
6.2
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
5.3
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
6.7
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
5.1
Buried Alive
Riley
American Portrait
10.0
American Portrait
David
6.8
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
6.1
Once to Every Woman
Joe
5.6
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
9.0
The Yankee Spirit
6.3
The Little American
Bobby Moore
5.3
Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
6.3
It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
6.5
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
8.0
Annapolis Farewell
Adams
6.0
Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
The Highbinders
10.0
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
7.5
Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
9.0
The Triflers
9.0
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
6.2
The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
5.2
Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
10.0
Many a Slip
Ted Coster
8.0
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
Each Pearl a Tear
The One Woman
Boy
1.0
The Better Wife
Little Dick
7.0
The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
7.0
Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
A Self-Made Failure
10.0
A Self-Made Failure
Sonny
Big Tremaine
Child
8.0
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
Child
9.0
The Turn in the Road
Bob
10.0
Jealous Husbands
Bobbie / Spud
8.0
Reckless Roads
Wade Adams
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
7.3
Batman
6.4
Dragnet
Frank Smith
6.5
Felony Squad
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
6.5
This Is Your Life
Self
7.7
Judd, for the Defense
About Faces
About Faces
The Ford Show
7.8
The Ford Show
Self