Ben Alexander
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 1969 (aged 58)
Born in
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Credits
View on IMDb70 acting credits
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.
Known For
All Quiet on the Western Front
29 Apr 1930
Batman
12 Jan 1966
Shall We Dance
07 May 1937
Man in the Shadow
12 Dec 1957
Dragnet
16 Dec 1951
Dragnet
04 Sep 1954
The Divine Lady
26 Dec 1928
Hearts of the World
11 Mar 1918
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Filmography
1967
- Judd, for the Defense1 episode
1966
- Felony Squadas Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs73 episodes
- Batman1 episode
1960
- About Faces1 episode
1957
- Man in the Shadowas Ab Begley
1954
- Dragnetas Officer Frank Smith
1951
- Dragnetas Frank Smith276 episodes
1941
- Criminals Withinas Sgt. Paul
1940
- The Leather Pushersas Dan Brown, Announcer
- American Portraitas David
1939
- Buried Aliveas Riley
- Convict's Codeas Jeff Palmer
1938
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Offas Larry Weldon
- The Spy Ringas Capt. Don Mayhew
1937
- The Life of the Partyas Orchestra Leader
- Western Goldas Bart
- The Outer Gateas Bob Terry
- The Legion of Missing Menas Don Carter
- Shall We Danceas Evans (uncredited)
1936
- Red Lights Aheadas George Wallace
1935
- The Fire-Trapas Bob Fender
- Annapolis Farewellas Adams
- Reckless Roadsas Wade Adams
- Born to Gambleas Paul Mathews
- Grand Old Girlas Tom Miller
1934
- Flirtationas Dudley
- Most Precious Thing in Lifeas Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
- The Life of Vergie Wintersas Barry Preston
- Once to Every Womanas Joe
1933
- Stage Motheras Francis Nolan
- This Day and Ageas Morry Dover
- Roadhouse Queenas Junior Knox
- What Price Innocence?as Tommy Harrow
- The Vanishing Frontieras Lucien Winfield
1932
- Tom Brown of Culveras Cpl. John Clarke
- The Wet Paradeas Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
- High Pressureas Geoffrey Weston
1931
- Suicide Fleetas Kid
- Are These Our Children?as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- It's a Wise Childas Bill Stanton
- Many a Slipas Ted Coster
1930
- All Quiet on the Western Frontas Franz Kemmerich
1928
- The Divine Ladyas Young lieutenant
1927
- Two to Oneas George Minafer as a Child
1926
- The Highbindersas Roy Marshall
1924
- A Self-Made Failureas Sonny
1923
- Boy of Mineas Bill Latimer
- Jealous Husbandsas Bobbie
- The Yankee Spirit
- Penrod and Samas Penrod Schofield
1920
- Blue Streak McCoyas Job the child
- Through Eyes of Menas Little Billy
- The Notorious Mrs. Sandsas Child
- The Family Honoras Little Ben Tucker
- The Triflers
1919
- The Better Wifeas Little Dick
- The White Heatheras Donald Cameron
- The Mayor of Filbertas Carroll
- The Hushed Houras Gondy
- Josselyn's Wifeas Tommy Josselyn
- The Turn in the Roadas Bob
1918
- Little Orphant Annieas Orphan
- The Heart of Rachaelas Jim
- The One Womanas Boy
- The Lady of the Dugoutas The Lady's son
- Hearts of the Worldas The Boy's Littlest Brother
1917
- A Wife on Trialas Child (uncredited)
- The Little Americanas Bobby Moore
1916
- Big Tremaineas Child
- Each Pearl a Tear