Ben Alexander
Acting • Born 1911-05-27 – Died 1969-07-05
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.
Filmography
73 credits
All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie • 1930
Franz Kemmerich
The Family Honor
Movie • 1920
Little Ben Tucker
Shall We Dance
Movie • 1937
Evans (uncredited)
A Wife on Trial
Movie • 1917
Child (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
Movie • 1933
Lucien Winfield
The Hushed Hour
Movie • 1919
Gondy
The Heart of Rachael
Movie • 1918
Jim
Josselyn's Wife
Movie • 1919
Tommy Josselyn
Two to One
Movie • 1927
George Minafer as a Child
Dragnet
Movie • 1954
Officer Frank Smith
Blue Streak McCoy
Movie • 1920
Job the child
Western Gold
Movie • 1937
Bart
High Pressure
Movie • 1932
Geoffrey Weston
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Movie • 2004
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Convict's Code
Movie • 1939
Jeff Palmer
This Day and Age
Movie • 1933
Morry Dover
The Lady of the Dugout
Movie • 1918
The Lady's son
The Life of Vergie Winters
Movie • 1934
Barry Preston
Grand Old Girl
Movie • 1935
Tom Miller
Stage Mother
Movie • 1933
Francis Nolan
The White Heather
Movie • 1919
Donald Cameron
Suicide Fleet
Movie • 1931
Kid
Red Lights Ahead
Movie • 1936
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
Movie • 1935
Bob Fender
Flirtation
Movie • 1934
Dudley
Criminals Within
Movie • 1941
Sgt. Paul
Are These Our Children?
Movie • 1931
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Movie • 1938
Larry Weldon
Roadhouse Queen
Movie • 1933
Junior Knox
The Legion of Missing Men
Movie • 1937
Don Carter
The Outer Gate
Movie • 1937
Bob Terry
Most Precious Thing in Life
Movie • 1934
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of the Party
Movie • 1937
Orchestra Leader
The Divine Lady
Movie • 1928
Young lieutenant
Man in the Shadow
Movie • 1957
Ab Begley
Buried Alive
Movie • 1939
Riley
American Portrait
Movie • 1940
David
Tom Brown of Culver
Movie • 1932
Cpl. John Clarke
Once to Every Woman
Movie • 1934
Joe
The Spy Ring
Movie • 1938
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Yankee Spirit
Movie • 1923
The Little American
Movie • 1917
Bobby Moore
Little Orphant Annie
Movie • 1918
Orphan
It's a Wise Child
Movie • 1931
Bill Stanton
What Price Innocence?
Movie • 1933
Tommy Harrow
Annapolis Farewell
Movie • 1935
Adams
Hearts of the World
Movie • 1918
The Boy's Littlest Brother
The Highbinders
Movie • 1926
Roy Marshall
Penrod and Sam
Movie • 1923
Penrod Schofield
The Triflers
Movie • 1920
Boy of Mine
Movie • 1923
Bill Latimer
The Wet Parade
Movie • 1932
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
Movie • 1935
Paul Mathews
Many a Slip
Movie • 1931
Ted Coster
The Leather Pushers
Movie • 1940
Dan Brown, Announcer
Each Pearl a Tear
Movie • 1916
The One Woman
Movie • 1918
Boy
The Better Wife
Movie • 1919
Little Dick
The Mayor of Filbert
Movie • 1919
Carroll
Through Eyes of Men
Movie • 1920
Little Billy
A Self-Made Failure
Movie • 1924
Sonny
Big Tremaine
Movie • 1916
Child
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
Movie • 1920
Child
The Turn in the Road
Movie • 1919
Bob
Jealous Husbands
Movie • 1923
Bobbie / Spud
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
Batman
TV • 1966
Dragnet
TV • 1951
Frank Smith
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
This Is Your Life
TV • 1952
Self
Judd for the Defense
TV • 1967
About Faces
TV • 1960
The Ford Show
TV • 1956
Self