Ben Alexander
Born
May 27, 1911
Died
July 5, 1969 (58 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
2004
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
1967
Felony Squad
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs · (73 episodes)
1966
Batman
(1 episode)
1966
About Faces
(1 episode)
1960
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
1957
The Ford Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
1954
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1952
Dragnet
Frank Smith · (276 episodes)
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1950
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
1941
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
1940
American Portrait
David
1940
Buried Alive
Riley
1939
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
1939
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
1938
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
1938
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
1937
Western Gold
Bart
1937
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
1937
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
1937
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
1937
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
1936
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
1935
Annapolis Farewell
Adams
1935
Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
1935
Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
1935
Flirtation
Dudley
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
1934
Once to Every Woman
Joe
1934
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
1933
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
1933
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
1933
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
1933
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
1932
The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
1932
High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
1932
Suicide Fleet
Kid
1931
Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
1931
It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
1931
Many a Slip
Ted Coster
1931
All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
1930
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
1928
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
1927
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
1926
A Self-Made Failure
Sonny
1924
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
1923
The Yankee Spirit
1923
Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
1923
Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
1920
Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
1920
The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
1920
The Triflers
1920
The Better Wife
Little Dick
1919
The White Heather
Donald Cameron
1919
The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
1919
The Hushed Hour
Gondy
1919
Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
1919
Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
1918
The Heart of Rachael
Jim
1918
The One Woman
Boy
1918
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
1918
Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
1918
A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
1917
The Little American
Bobby Moore
1917
Each Pearl a Tear
1916