Ben Alexander

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

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

Crew

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