Ben Alexander
Acting
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
Acting73
tvFelony Squad
1966
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
movieMan in the Shadow
1957
Ab Begley
movieDragnet
1954
Officer Frank Smith
tvDragnet
1951
Frank Smith
movieCriminals Within
1941
Sgt. Paul
movieThe Leather Pushers
1940
Dan Brown, Announcer
movieConvict's Code
1939
Jeff Palmer
movieMr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
Larry Weldon
movieThe Spy Ring
1938
Capt. Don Mayhew
movieThe Life of the Party
1937
Orchestra Leader
movieThe Outer Gate
1937
Bob Terry
movieThe Legion of Missing Men
1937
Don Carter
movieShall We Dance
1937
Evans (uncredited)
movieRed Lights Ahead
1936
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
1935
Bob Fender
movieReckless Roads
1935
Wade Adams
movieBorn to Gamble
1935
Paul Mathews
movieGrand Old Girl
1935
Tom Miller
movieFlirtation
1934
Dudley
movieMost Precious Thing in Life
1934
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934
Barry Preston
movieStage Mother
1933
Francis Nolan
movieThis Day and Age
1933
Morry Dover
movieRoadhouse Queen
1933
Junior Knox
movieWhat Price Innocence?
1933
Tommy Harrow
movieThe Vanishing Frontier
1933
Lucien Winfield
movieTom Brown of Culver
1932
Cpl. John Clarke
movieThe Wet Parade
1932
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
movieHigh Pressure
1932
Geoffrey Weston
movieAre These Our Children?
1931
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
movieIt's a Wise Child
1931
Bill Stanton
movieMany a Slip
1931
Ted Coster
movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Franz Kemmerich
movieThe Divine Lady
1928
Young lieutenant
Two to One
1927
George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders
1926
Roy Marshall
movieBoy of Mine
1923
Bill Latimer
movieJealous Husbands
1923
Bobbie / Spud
moviePenrod and Sam
1923
Penrod Schofield
movieBlue Streak McCoy
1920
Job the child
movieThrough Eyes of Men
1920
Little Billy
movieThe Family Honor
1920
Little Ben Tucker
movieThe Better Wife
1919
Little Dick
movieThe White Heather
1919
Donald Cameron
movieJosselyn's Wife
1919
Tommy Josselyn
movieThe Lady of the Dugout
1918
The Lady's son
movieHearts of the World
1918
The Boy's Littlest Brother
movieA Wife on Trial
1917
Child (uncredited)
movieThe Little American
1917
Bobby Moore
