Ben Alexander

Biography

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 & TV Shows

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — Franz Kemmerich
2. Batman (1966)
3. Shall We Dance (1937) — Evans (uncredited)
4. Man in the Shadow (1957) — Ab Begley
5. Dragnet (1951) — Frank Smith
6. Dragnet (1954) — Officer Frank Smith
7. The Divine Lady (1928) — Young lieutenant
8. Hearts of the World (1918) — The Boy's Littlest Brother
9. The Little American (1917) — Bobby Moore
10. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
11. This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
12. High Pressure (1932) — Geoffrey Weston
13. The Lady of the Dugout (1918) — The Lady's son
14. The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) — Barry Preston
15. Once to Every Woman (1934) — Joe
16. Suicide Fleet (1931) — Kid
17. Convict's Code (1939) — Jeff Palmer
18. Buried Alive (1939) — Riley
19. Flirtation (1934) — Dudley
20. Are These Our Children? (1931) — Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
21. The Outer Gate (1937) — Bob Terry
22. The Wet Parade (1932) — Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
23. Felony Squad (1966) — Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
24. Red Lights Ahead (1936) — George Wallace
25. Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) — Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
26. The Life of the Party (1937) — Orchestra Leader
27. The Spy Ring (1938) — Capt. Don Mayhew
28. Born to Gamble (1935) — Paul Mathews
29. Criminals Within (1941) — Sgt. Paul
30. The Ford Show (1956) — Self
31. This Day and Age (1933) — Morry Dover
32. Grand Old Girl (1935) — Tom Miller
33. Stage Mother (1933) — Francis Nolan
34. The Fire-Trap (1935) — Bob Fender
35. Roadhouse Queen (1933) — Junior Knox
36. The Legion of Missing Men (1937) — Don Carter
37. Tom Brown of Culver (1932) — Cpl. John Clarke
38. Little Orphant Annie (1918) — Orphan
39. Penrod and Sam (1923) — Penrod Schofield
40. Judd, for the Defense (1967)