Ben Alexander
Ben Alexander
Born 27/05/1911 in 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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Character:Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Release Date:28/07/2004

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

Character:Ab Begley

Release Date:12/12/1957

Dragnet

Dragnet

Character:Officer Frank Smith

Release Date:04/09/1954

Criminals Within

Criminals Within

Character:Sgt. Paul

Release Date:27/06/1941

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

Character:Dan Brown, Announcer

Release Date:13/09/1940

American Portrait

American Portrait

Character:David

Release Date:31/07/1940

Buried Alive

Buried Alive

Character:Riley

Release Date:06/11/1939

Convict's Code

Convict's Code

Character:Jeff Palmer

Release Date:18/01/1939

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Character:Larry Weldon

Release Date:07/10/1938

The Spy Ring

The Spy Ring

Character:Capt. Don Mayhew

Release Date:08/01/1938

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

Character:Orchestra Leader

Release Date:03/09/1937

Western Gold

Western Gold

Character:Bart

Release Date:27/08/1937

The Outer Gate

The Outer Gate

Character:Bob Terry

Release Date:04/08/1937

The Legion of Missing Men

The Legion of Missing Men

Character:Don Carter

Release Date:28/07/1937

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Character:Evans (uncredited)

Release Date:07/05/1937

Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

Character:George Wallace

Release Date:28/11/1936

The Fire-Trap

The Fire-Trap

Character:Bob Fender

Release Date:26/11/1935

Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell

Character:Adams

Release Date:23/08/1935

Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

Character:Paul Mathews

Release Date:09/07/1935

Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl

Character:Tom Miller

Release Date:15/01/1935

Flirtation

Flirtation

Character:Dudley

Release Date:09/11/1934

Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

Character:Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

Release Date:15/06/1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

Character:Barry Preston

Release Date:14/06/1934

Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

Character:Joe

Release Date:24/03/1934

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

Character:Francis Nolan

Release Date:29/09/1933

This Day and Age

This Day and Age

Character:Morry Dover

Release Date:25/08/1933

Roadhouse Queen

Roadhouse Queen

Character:Junior Knox

Release Date:29/06/1933

What Price Innocence?

What Price Innocence?

Character:Tommy Harrow

Release Date:24/06/1933

The Vanishing Frontier

The Vanishing Frontier

Character:Lucien Winfield

Release Date:13/03/1933

Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

Character:Cpl. John Clarke

Release Date:30/06/1932

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

Character:Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

Release Date:26/03/1932

High Pressure

High Pressure

Character:Geoffrey Weston

Release Date:10/01/1932

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

Character:Kid

Release Date:20/11/1931

Are These Our Children?

Are These Our Children?

Character:Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

Release Date:13/11/1931

It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

Character:Bill Stanton

Release Date:10/04/1931

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

Character:Ted Coster

Release Date:02/03/1931

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Character:Franz Kemmerich

Release Date:29/04/1930

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

Character:Young lieutenant

Release Date:26/12/1928

Two to One

Two to One

Character:George Minafer as a Child

Release Date:31/12/1927

The Highbinders

The Highbinders

Character:Roy Marshall

Release Date:21/03/1926

A Self-Made Failure

A Self-Made Failure

Character:Sonny

Release Date:29/06/1924

Boy of Mine

Boy of Mine

Character:Bill Latimer

Release Date:30/12/1923

Jealous Husbands

Jealous Husbands

Character:Bobbie / Spud

Release Date:12/11/1923

The Yankee Spirit

The Yankee Spirit

Character:

Release Date:02/09/1923

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

Character:Penrod Schofield

Release Date:18/06/1923

Blue Streak McCoy

Blue Streak McCoy

Character:Job the child

Release Date:23/08/1920

Through Eyes of Men

Through Eyes of Men

Character:Little Billy

Release Date:01/06/1920

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

Character:Child

Release Date:09/05/1920

The Family Honor

The Family Honor

Character:Little Ben Tucker

Release Date:15/03/1920

The Triflers

The Triflers

Character:

Release Date:12/01/1920

The Better Wife

The Better Wife

Character:Little Dick

Release Date:13/07/1919

The White Heather

The White Heather

Character:Donald Cameron

Release Date:29/06/1919

The Mayor of Filbert

The Mayor of Filbert

Character:Carroll

Release Date:25/05/1919

The Hushed Hour

The Hushed Hour

Character:Gondy

Release Date:18/05/1919

Josselyn's Wife

Josselyn's Wife

Character:Tommy Josselyn

Release Date:05/05/1919

The Turn in the Road

The Turn in the Road

Character:Bob

Release Date:29/03/1919

Little Orphant Annie

Little Orphant Annie

Character:Orphan

Release Date:31/12/1918

The Heart of Rachael

The Heart of Rachael

Character:Jim

Release Date:04/10/1918

The One Woman

The One Woman

Character:Boy

Release Date:01/10/1918

The Lady of the Dugout

The Lady of the Dugout

Character:The Lady's son

Release Date:01/09/1918

Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World

Character:The Boy's Littlest Brother

Release Date:11/03/1918

A Wife on Trial

A Wife on Trial

Character:Child (uncredited)

Release Date:30/07/1917

The Little American

The Little American

Character:Bobby Moore

Release Date:12/07/1917

Big Tremaine

Big Tremaine

Character:Child

Release Date:20/11/1916

Each Pearl a Tear

Each Pearl a Tear

Character:

Release Date:31/08/1916

Television Appearances

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