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Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting May 27, 1911 (58 years old) July 5, 1969 Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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 65

All Quiet on the Western Front 7.8

All Quiet on the Western Front

as Franz Kemmerich

1930
Shall We Dance 7.3

Shall We Dance

as Evans (uncredited)

1937
Man in the Shadow 6.7

Man in the Shadow

as Ab Begley

1957
Dragnet 6.1

Dragnet

as Officer Frank Smith

1954
Hearts of the World 6.1

Hearts of the World

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

1918
Tom Brown of Culver 6.8

Tom Brown of Culver

as Cpl. John Clarke

1932
The Wet Parade 6.2

The Wet Parade

as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

1932
Most Precious Thing in Life 5.8

Most Precious Thing in Life

as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

1934
This Day and Age 5.0

This Day and Age

as Morry Dover

1933
The Spy Ring 5.6

The Spy Ring

as Capt. Don Mayhew

1938
The Lady of the Dugout 5.9

The Lady of the Dugout

as The Lady's son

1918
Once to Every Woman 6.1

Once to Every Woman

as Joe

1934
It's a Wise Child 6.2

It's a Wise Child

as Bill Stanton

1931
The Leather Pushers 8.0

The Leather Pushers

as Dan Brown, Announcer

1940
The Turn in the Road 9.0

The Turn in the Road

as Bob

1919
The Notorious Mrs. Sands 8.0

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

as Child

1920
Jealous Husbands 10.0

Jealous Husbands

as Bobbie / Spud

1923
The Legion of Missing Men 6.7

The Legion of Missing Men

as Don Carter

1937
Blue Streak McCoy 10.0

Blue Streak McCoy

as Job the child

1920
Reckless Roads 8.0

Reckless Roads

as Wade Adams

1935
Suicide Fleet 5.0

Suicide Fleet

as Kid

1931
The Mayor of Filbert 7.0

The Mayor of Filbert

as Carroll

1919
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 8.0

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

as Larry Weldon

1938
The Life of the Party 6.2

The Life of the Party

as Orchestra Leader

1937
Stage Mother 6.3

Stage Mother

as Francis Nolan

1933
The Life of Vergie Winters 5.7

The Life of Vergie Winters

as Barry Preston

1934
Little Orphant Annie 5.3

Little Orphant Annie

as Orphan

1918
The Outer Gate 5.0

The Outer Gate

as Bob Terry

1937
The Family Honor 8.0

The Family Honor

as Little Ben Tucker

1920
High Pressure 5.8

High Pressure

as Geoffrey Weston

1932
Convict's Code 5.3

Convict's Code

as Jeff Palmer

1939
Boy of Mine 9.0

Boy of Mine

as Bill Latimer

1923
What Price Innocence? 6.5

What Price Innocence?

as Tommy Harrow

1933
Big Tremaine

Big Tremaine

as Child

1916
Through Eyes of Men 7.0

Through Eyes of Men

as Little Billy

1920
The Heart of Rachael 8.0

The Heart of Rachael

as Jim

1918
Each Pearl a Tear

Each Pearl a Tear

1916
Grand Old Girl 7.0

Grand Old Girl

as Tom Miller

1935
Penrod and Sam 7.5

Penrod and Sam

as Penrod Schofield

1923
The Hushed Hour 8.0

The Hushed Hour

as Gondy

1919
Are These Our Children? 6.3

Are These Our Children?

as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

1931
The Vanishing Frontier 8.0

The Vanishing Frontier

as Lucien Winfield

1933
Flirtation 5.6

Flirtation

as Dudley

1934
Western Gold 9.0

Western Gold

as Bart

1937
The Little American 6.3

The Little American

as Bobby Moore

1917
The White Heather 7.0

The White Heather

as Donald Cameron

1919
The Divine Lady 5.3

The Divine Lady

as Young lieutenant

1928
A Self-Made Failure 10.0

A Self-Made Failure

as Sonny

1924
A Wife on Trial

A Wife on Trial

as Child (uncredited)

1917
The Triflers 9.0

The Triflers

1920
American Portrait 10.0

American Portrait

as David

1940
Many a Slip 10.0

Many a Slip

as Ted Coster

1931
Annapolis Farewell 8.0

Annapolis Farewell

as Adams

1935
Buried Alive 5.1

Buried Alive

as Riley

1939
Roadhouse Queen 3.7

Roadhouse Queen

as Junior Knox

1933
The Better Wife 1.0

The Better Wife

as Little Dick

1919
Criminals Within 6.5

Criminals Within

as Sgt. Paul

1941
Born to Gamble 5.2

Born to Gamble

as Paul Mathews

1935
The Highbinders 10.0

The Highbinders

as Roy Marshall

1926
The One Woman

The One Woman

as Boy

1918
Red Lights Ahead 5.6

Red Lights Ahead

as George Wallace

1936
Two to One 10.0

Two to One

as George Minafer as a Child

1927
The Yankee Spirit 9.0

The Yankee Spirit

1923
The Fire-Trap 4.7

The Fire-Trap

as Bob Fender

1935
Josselyn's Wife 7.0

Josselyn's Wife

as Tommy Josselyn

1919

TV Shows 8

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