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Ben Alexander
Born · May 27, 1911
Died · July 5, 1969 (58 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Bio
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.
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
7.7
2004
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
7.5
1967
Felony Squad
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs · (73 episodes)
6.4
1966
Batman
(1 episode)
7.3
1966
About Faces
(1 episode)
0.0
1960
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
6.8
1957
The Ford Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1956
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
6.2
1954
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1952
Dragnet
Frank Smith · (276 episodes)
6.4
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
6.5
1941
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
0.0
1940
American Portrait
David
0.0
1940
Buried Alive
Riley
4.7
1939
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
6.5
1939
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
9.0
1938
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
5.0
1938
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
5.2
1937
Western Gold
Bart
0.0
1937
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
5.0
1937
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
5.0
1937
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
7.2
1937
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
5.2
1936
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
5.0
1935
Annapolis Farewell
Adams
0.0
1935
Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
4.8
1935
Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
6.5
1935
Flirtation
Dudley
4.4
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
5.2
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
5.9
1934
Once to Every Woman
Joe Wilson
5.8
1934
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
5.0
1933
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
1.0
1933
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
0.0
1933
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
3.0
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
0.0
1933
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
5.2
1932
The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
5.8
1932
High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
6.0
1932
Suicide Fleet
Kid
4.3
1931
Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
6.0
1931
It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
0.0
1931
Many a Slip
Ted Coster
0.0
1931
All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
7.8
1930
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
5.3
1928
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
0.0
1927
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
0.0
1926
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
0.0
1923
The Yankee Spirit
0.0
1923
Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
6.5
1923
Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
0.0
1920
Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
0.0
1920
The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
0.0
1920
The Triflers
0.0
1920
The Better Wife
Little Dick
1.0
1919
The White Heather
Donald Cameron
0.0
1919
The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
0.0
1919
The Hushed Hour
Gondy
0.0
1919
Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
0.0
1919
Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
5.3
1918
The Heart of Rachael
Jim
0.0
1918
The One Woman
Boy
0.0
1918
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
5.9
1918
Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
6.0
1918
A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
0.0
1917
The Little American
Bobby Moore
6.3
1917
Each Pearl a Tear
0.0
1916