Ben Alexander
Born in Goldfield, Nevada, USA — May 27 1911• Died Jul 05 1969
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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.
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Ben Alexander's Credits
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Batman
Dragnet
Frank Smith
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Felony Squad
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
Judd for the Defense
This Is Your Life
Self
Western Gold
Bart
All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Flirtation
Dudley
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
Annapolis Farewell
Adams
Once to Every Woman
Joe
Suicide Fleet
Kid
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
The Ford Show
Self
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
The Little American
Bobby Moore
High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
About Faces
Buried Alive
Riley
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
The Better Wife
Little Dick
The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
The White Heather
Donald Cameron
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
The One Woman
Boy
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
A Self-Made Failure
Sonny
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
Jealous Husbands
Bobbie / Spud
The Triflers
Many a Slip
Ted Coster
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
The Heart of Rachael
Jim
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
American Portrait
David
Each Pearl a Tear
Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
The Hushed Hour
Gondy
Big Tremaine
Child
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
The Yankee Spirit
The Turn in the Road
Bob
A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
Child
Reckless Roads
Wade Adams