Ben Alexander

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.

Filmography

All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
The Hushed Hour
Gondy
The Heart of Rachael
Jim
Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
Western Gold
Bart
High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
The White Heather
Donald Cameron
Suicide Fleet
Kid
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
Flirtation
Dudley
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
Buried Alive
Riley
American Portrait
David
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
Once to Every Woman
Joe
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Yankee Spirit
The Little American
Bobby Moore
Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
Annapolis Farewell
Adams
Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
The Triflers
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
Many a Slip
Ted Coster
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
Each Pearl a Tear
The One Woman
Boy
The Better Wife
Little Dick
The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
A Self-Made Failure
Sonny