Ben Alexander
65 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 27, 1911
- Died
- Jul 5, 1969 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Also known as
- Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III · Nicholas Benton Alexander III
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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Known for
Ben Alexander: movies and TV shows
Acting (70)
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1960
- 1957 Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley
- 1954 Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith
- 1951
- 1941 Criminals Within
as Sgt. Paul
- 1940 The Leather Pushers
as Dan Brown, Announcer
- 1940 American Portrait
as David
- 1939 Buried Alive
as Riley
- 1939 Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer
- 1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Larry Weldon
- 1938 The Spy Ring
as Capt. Don Mayhew
- 1937 The Life of the Party
as Orchestra Leader
- 1937 Western Gold
as Bart
- 1937 The Outer Gate
as Bob Terry
- 1937 The Legion of Missing Men
as Don Carter
- 1937 Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)
- 1936 Red Lights Ahead
as George Wallace
- 1935 The Fire-Trap
as Bob Fender
- 1935 Annapolis Farewell
as Adams
- 1935 Reckless Roads
as Wade Adams
- 1935 Born to Gamble
as Paul Mathews
- 1935 Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller
- 1934 Flirtation
as Dudley
- 1934 Most Precious Thing in Life
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
- 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston
- 1934 Once to Every Woman
as Joe
- 1933 Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan
- 1933 This Day and Age
as Morry Dover
- 1933 Roadhouse Queen
as Junior Knox
- 1933 What Price Innocence?
as Tommy Harrow
- 1933 The Vanishing Frontier
as Lucien Winfield
- 1932 Tom Brown of Culver
as Cpl. John Clarke
- 1932 The Wet Parade
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
- 1932 High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston
- 1931 Suicide Fleet
as Kid
- 1931 Are These Our Children?
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- 1931 It's a Wise Child
as Bill Stanton
- 1931 Many a Slip
as Ted Coster
- 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
as Franz Kemmerich
- 1928 The Divine Lady
as Young lieutenant
- 1927 Two to One
as George Minafer as a Child
- 1926 The Highbinders
as Roy Marshall
- 1924 A Self-Made Failure
as Sonny
- 1923 Boy of Mine
as Bill Latimer
- 1923 Jealous Husbands
as Bobbie / Spud
- 1923
- 1923 Penrod and Sam
as Penrod Schofield
- 1920 Blue Streak McCoy
as Job the child
- 1920 Through Eyes of Men
as Little Billy
- 1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands
as Child
- 1920 The Family Honor
as Little Ben Tucker
- 1920
- 1919 The Better Wife
as Little Dick
- 1919 The White Heather
as Donald Cameron
- 1919 The Mayor of Filbert
as Carroll
- 1919 The Hushed Hour
as Gondy
- 1919 Josselyn's Wife
as Tommy Josselyn
- 1919 The Turn in the Road
as Bob
- 1918 Little Orphant Annie
as Orphan
- 1918 The Heart of Rachael
as Jim
- 1918 The One Woman
as Boy
- 1918 The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son
- 1918 Hearts of the World
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
- 1917 A Wife on Trial
as Child (uncredited)
- 1917 The Little American
as Bobby Moore
- 1916 Big Tremaine
as Child
- 1916
Behind the camera (1)
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1956 The Ford Show
1 episode
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode