Ben Alexander
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1911
- Died
- July 5, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Man in the Shadow 1957
as Ab Begley
Dragnet 1954
as Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within 1941
as Sgt. Paul
The Leather Pushers 1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
- American Portrait
American Portrait 1940
as David
Buried Alive 1939
as Riley
Convict's Code 1939
as Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 1938
as Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring 1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party 1937
as Orchestra Leader
Western Gold 1937
as Bart
The Outer Gate 1937
as Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men 1937
as Don Carter
Shall We Dance 1937
as Evans (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead 1936
as George Wallace
- The Fire-Trap
The Fire-Trap 1935
as Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell 1935
as Adams
Reckless Roads 1935
as Wade Adams
Born to Gamble 1935
as Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl 1935
as Tom Miller
Flirtation 1934
as Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life 1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters 1934
as Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman 1934
as Joe
Stage Mother 1933
as Francis Nolan
This Day and Age 1933
as Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen 1933
as Junior Knox
What Price Innocence? 1933
as Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier 1933
as Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver 1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
The Wet Parade 1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
High Pressure 1932
as Geoffrey Weston
Suicide Fleet 1931
as Kid
Are These Our Children? 1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child 1931
as Bill Stanton
Many a Slip 1931
as Ted Coster
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
as Franz Kemmerich
The Divine Lady 1928
as Young lieutenant
- Two to One
Two to One 1927
as George Minafer as a Child
- The Highbinders
The Highbinders 1926
as Roy Marshall
- A Self-Made Failure
A Self-Made Failure 1924
as Sonny
Boy of Mine 1923
as Bill Latimer
Jealous Husbands 1923
as Bobbie / Spud
The Yankee Spirit 1923
Actor
Penrod and Sam 1923
as Penrod Schofield
Blue Streak McCoy 1920
as Job the child
Through Eyes of Men 1920
as Little Billy
The Notorious Mrs. Sands 1920
as Child
The Family Honor 1920
as Little Ben Tucker
The Triflers 1920
Actor
The Better Wife 1919
as Little Dick
The White Heather 1919
as Donald Cameron
The Mayor of Filbert 1919
as Carroll
The Hushed Hour 1919
as Gondy
Josselyn's Wife 1919
as Tommy Josselyn
The Turn in the Road 1919
as Bob
Little Orphant Annie 1918
as Orphan
The Heart of Rachael 1918
as Jim
The One Woman 1918
as Boy
The Lady of the Dugout 1918
as The Lady's son
Hearts of the World 1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
A Wife on Trial 1917
as Child (uncredited)
The Little American 1917
as Bobby Moore
Big Tremaine 1916
as Child
Each Pearl a Tear 1916
Actor
Credits from TMDB.