

Ben Alexander
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
27 May 1911
Age
115 Years
Born In
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Total Projects
74
Years Active
88 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
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
Filmography

movie
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

tv
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense

tv
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

tv
Batman
Batman

tv
About Faces
About Faces

movie
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley

tv
The Ford Show
The Ford Show
as Self

movie
Dragnet
Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith

tv
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self

tv
Dragnet
Dragnet
as Frank Smith

tv
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self

movie
Criminals Within
Criminals Within
as Sgt. Paul

movie
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers
as Dan Brown, Announcer

movie
American Portrait
American Portrait
as David

movie
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
as Riley

movie
Convict's Code
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer

movie
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Larry Weldon

movie
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
as Capt. Don Mayhew

movie
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
as Orchestra Leader

movie
Western Gold
Western Gold
as Bart

movie
The Outer Gate
The Outer Gate
as Bob Terry

movie
The Legion of Missing Men
The Legion of Missing Men
as Don Carter

movie
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)

movie
Red Lights Ahead
Red Lights Ahead
as George Wallace

movie
The Fire-Trap
The Fire-Trap
as Bob Fender

movie
Annapolis Farewell
Annapolis Farewell
as Adams

movie
Reckless Roads
Reckless Roads
as Wade Adams

movie
Born to Gamble
Born to Gamble
as Paul Mathews

movie
Grand Old Girl
Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller

movie
Flirtation
Flirtation
as Dudley

movie
Most Precious Thing in Life
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

movie
The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston

movie
Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman
as Joe

movie
Stage Mother
Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan

movie
This Day and Age
This Day and Age
as Morry Dover

movie
Roadhouse Queen
Roadhouse Queen
as Junior Knox

movie
What Price Innocence?
What Price Innocence?
as Tommy Harrow

movie
The Vanishing Frontier
The Vanishing Frontier
as Lucien Winfield

movie
Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cpl. John Clarke

movie
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

movie
High Pressure
High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston

movie
Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet
as Kid

movie
Are These Our Children?
Are These Our Children?
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

movie
It's a Wise Child
It's a Wise Child
as Bill Stanton

movie
Many a Slip
Many a Slip
as Ted Coster

movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Franz Kemmerich

movie
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady
as Young lieutenant

movie
Two to One
Two to One
as George Minafer as a Child

movie
The Highbinders
The Highbinders
as Roy Marshall

movie
A Self-Made Failure
A Self-Made Failure
as Sonny

movie
Boy of Mine
Boy of Mine
as Bill Latimer

movie
Jealous Husbands
Jealous Husbands
as Bobbie / Spud

movie
The Yankee Spirit
The Yankee Spirit

movie
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
as Penrod Schofield

movie
Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy
as Job the child

movie
Through Eyes of Men
Through Eyes of Men
as Little Billy

movie
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
as Child

movie
The Family Honor
The Family Honor
as Little Ben Tucker

movie
The Triflers
The Triflers

movie
The Better Wife
The Better Wife
as Little Dick

movie
The White Heather
The White Heather
as Donald Cameron

movie
The Mayor of Filbert
The Mayor of Filbert
as Carroll

movie
The Hushed Hour
The Hushed Hour
as Gondy

movie
Josselyn's Wife
Josselyn's Wife
as Tommy Josselyn

movie
The Turn in the Road
The Turn in the Road
as Bob

movie
Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie
as Orphan

movie
The Heart of Rachael
The Heart of Rachael
as Jim

movie
The One Woman
The One Woman
as Boy

movie
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son

movie
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
as The Boy's Littlest Brother

movie
A Wife on Trial
A Wife on Trial
as Child (uncredited)

movie
The Little American
The Little American
as Bobby Moore

movie
Big Tremaine
Big Tremaine
as Child

movie
Each Pearl a Tear