Ben Alexander
Born
May 27, 1911 (age 58)
Died
July 5, 1969
Birthplace
Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Ben Alexander

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.

Movies

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 ★ 7.6
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow
1957 ★ 6.7
Ab Begley
Dragnet
Dragnet
1954 ★ 6.1
Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within
Criminals Within
1941 ★ 6.0
Sgt. Paul
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers
1940
Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
American Portrait
1940
David
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1939 ★ 4.7
Riley
Convict's Code
Convict's Code
1939 ★ 4.5
Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938 ★ 9.0
Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 ★ 4.5
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
1937 ★ 5.2
Orchestra Leader
Western Gold
Western Gold
1937
Bart
The Outer Gate
The Outer Gate
1937 ★ 4.0
Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men
The Legion of Missing Men
1937 ★ 5.0
Don Carter
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
1937 ★ 7.2
Evans (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead
Red Lights Ahead
1936 ★ 5.2
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
The Fire-Trap
1935 ★ 5.0
Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell
Annapolis Farewell
1935
Adams
Born to Gamble
Born to Gamble
1935 ★ 4.8
Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl
Grand Old Girl
1935 ★ 6.5
Tom Miller
Flirtation
Flirtation
1934 ★ 4.9
Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934 ★ 5.2
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 ★ 5.2
Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman
1934 ★ 6.0
Joe
Stage Mother
Stage Mother
1933 ★ 5.0
Francis Nolan
This Day and Age
This Day and Age
1933 ★ 3.0
Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen
Roadhouse Queen
1933 ★ 1.0
Junior Knox
What Price Innocence?
What Price Innocence?
1933 ★ 3.0
Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver
1932 ★ 5.2
Cpl. John Clarke
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 ★ 5.8
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
High Pressure
High Pressure
1932 ★ 5.4
Geoffrey Weston
Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet
1931 ★ 4.3
Kid
Are These Our Children?
Are These Our Children?
1931 ★ 6.0
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child
It's a Wise Child
1931
Bill Stanton
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
1931
Ted Coster
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 ★ 7.7
Franz Kemmerich
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
1928 ★ 5.2
Young lieutenant
Two to One
Two to One
1927
George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders
The Highbinders
1926
Roy Marshall
A Self-Made Failure
A Self-Made Failure
1924
Sonny
Boy of Mine
Boy of Mine
1923
Bill Latimer
The Yankee Spirit
The Yankee Spirit
1923
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
1923 ★ 6.3
Penrod Schofield
Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy
1920
Job the child
Through Eyes of Men
Through Eyes of Men
1920
Little Billy
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920
Child
The Family Honor
The Family Honor
1920
Little Ben Tucker
The Triflers
The Triflers
1920
The Better Wife
The Better Wife
1919 ★ 1.0
Little Dick
The White Heather
The White Heather
1919
Donald Cameron
The Mayor of Filbert
The Mayor of Filbert
1919
Carroll
The Hushed Hour
The Hushed Hour
1919
Gondy
Josselyn's Wife
Josselyn's Wife
1919
Tommy Josselyn
The Turn in the Road
The Turn in the Road
1919
Bob
Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie
1918 ★ 5.3
Orphan
The Heart of Rachael
The Heart of Rachael
1918
Jim
The One Woman
The One Woman
1918
Boy
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady of the Dugout
1918 ★ 5.9
The Lady's son
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 ★ 6.0
The Boy's Littlest Brother
A Wife on Trial
A Wife on Trial
1917
Child (uncredited)
The Little American
The Little American
1917 ★ 6.3
Bobby Moore
Big Tremaine
Big Tremaine
1916
Child
Each Pearl a Tear
Each Pearl a Tear
1916

TV Series