Ben Alexander
- Born
- May 27, 1911 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Died
- July 5, 1969
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
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 · 65 credits
- 2003Los Angeles Plays Itself · Actor (Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet)
- 2003Los Angeles Plays Itself · Archive footage (Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet)
- 1965Hollywood My Home Town · Archive footage (Self)
- 1957Man in the Shadow · Actor (Ab Begley)
- 1954Dragnet · Actor (Officer Frank Smith)
- 1953Season's Thievings · Actor
- 1941Criminals Within · Actor (Sergeant Paul)
- 1939Convict's Code · Actor (Jeff Palmer)
- 1939Buried Alive · Actor (Riley)
- 1938Mr. Doodle Kicks Off · Actor (Larry Weldon)
- 1938The Spy Ring · Actor (Capt. Don Mayhew)
- 1937The Outer Gate · Actor (Bob Terry)
- 1937The Legion of Missing Men · Actor (Don Carter)
- 1937Western Gold · Actor (Bart)
- 1936Red Lights Ahead · Actor (George Wallace)
- 1935Born to Gamble · Actor (Paul Mathews)
- 1935The Fire-Trap · Actor (Bob Fender)
- 1935Reckless Roads · Actor (Wade Adams)
- 1935Annapolis Farewell · Actor (Adams)
- 1934The Life of Vergie Winters · Actor (Barry Preston)
- 1934Once to Every Woman · Actor (Joe Wilson)
- 1934Most Precious Thing in Life · Actor (Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart)
- 1934Flirtation · Actor (Dudley)
- 1933Stage Mother · Actor (Francis Nolan)
- 1933This Day and Age · Actor (Morry Dover)
- 1933What Price Innocence? · Actor (Tommy Harrow)
- 1932High Pressure · Actor (Geoffrey Weston)
- 1932Tom Brown of Culver · Actor (Cpl. John Clarke)
- 1932The Vanishing Frontier · Actor (Lucien Winfield)
- 1931Suicide Fleet · Actor (Kid)
- 1931Are These Our Children · Actor (Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby)
- 1931Many a Slip · Actor (Ted Coster)
- 1930All Quiet on the Western Front · Actor (Kemmerich)
- 1927Fighting for Fame · Actor (Danny Ryan)
- 1926Scotty of the Scouts · Actor (Scotty Smith)
- 1926The Highbinders · Actor (Roy Marshall)
- 1925Pampered Youth · Actor (George Minafer, as a child)
- 1925Flaming Love · Actor (Benny Keene)
- 1925The Shining Adventure · Actor (Benny)
- 1924A Self-Made Failure · Actor (Sonny)
- 1923Penrod and Sam · Actor (Penrod Schofield)
- 1923Jealous Husbands · Actor (Bobbie (later called Spud))
- 1923Boy of Mine · Actor (Bill Latimer)
- 1922In the Name of the Law · Actor (Harry O'Hara - age 9, prologue)
- 1921The Heart Line · Actor (The Child)
- 1920The Family Honor · Actor (Little Ben Tucker)
- 1920Blue Streak McCoy · Actor (Job the child)
- 1920Through Eyes of Men · Actor (Little Billy)
- 1920The Triflers · Actor (Rupert Holbrook)
- 1920The Notorious Mrs. Sands · Actor (Child)
- 1919The White Heather · Actor (Donald Cameron)
- 1919The Turn in the Road · Actor (Bob)
- 1919The Mayor of Filbert · Actor (Carroll)
- 1919The Better Wife · Actor (Little Dick)
- 1919Josselyn's Wife · Actor (Tommy Josselyn)
- 1919Tangled Threads · Actor ('Sonny Boy' Wayne)
- 1918Hearts of the World · Actor (The Boy's Littlest Brother)
- 1918The Lady of the Dugout · Actor (The Lady's Son)
- 1918Little Orphant Annie · Actor (Orphan)
- 1918The One Woman · Actor (Boy)
- 1918The Heart of Rachael · Actor (Jim)
- 1917The Little American · Actor (Bobby Moore)
- 1917What Money Can't Buy · Actor (Child)
- 1917A Wife on Trial · Actor (Child)
- 1916Each Pearl a Tear · Actor