Ben Alexander

Acting

May 27, 1911 – July 5, 1969 (died at 58)

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Male

65 Movies

8 TV Shows

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.

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 7.7

as Franz Kemmerich

Age 18 (now 58)

Dragnet

1951 6.5

as Frank Smith

Age 40 (now 58) 276 eps

276 eps

Man in the Shadow

1957 6.7

as Ab Begley

Age 46 (now 58)

Dragnet

1954 6.1

as Officer Frank Smith

Age 43 (now 58)

Shall We Dance

1937 7.3

as Evans (uncredited)

Age 25 (now 58)

Felony Squad

1966 6.5

as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

Age 55 (now 58) 73 eps

73 eps

Hearts of the World

1918 6.0

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

Age 6 (now 58)

The Lady of the Dugout

1918 5.9

as The Lady's son

Age 7 (now 58)

Flirtation

1934 5.6

as Dudley

Age 23 (now 58)

The Divine Lady

1928 5.3

as Young lieutenant

Age 17 (now 58)

The Little American

1917 6.3

as Bobby Moore

Age 6 (now 58)

The Outer Gate

1937 5.0

as Bob Terry

Age 26 (now 58)

Once to Every Woman

1934 6.1

as Joe

Age 22 (now 58)

Criminals Within

1941 6.5

as Sgt. Paul

Age 30 (now 58)

High Pressure

1932 5.8

as Geoffrey Weston

Age 20 (now 58)

Are These Our Children?

1931 6.8

as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

Age 20 (now 58)

Man in the Shadow

1957 6.7

as Ab Begley

Age 46 (now 58)

Dragnet

1954 6.1

as Officer Frank Smith

Age 43 (now 58)

Criminals Within

1941 6.5

as Sgt. Paul

Age 30 (now 58)

The Leather Pushers

1940 8.0

as Dan Brown, Announcer

Age 29 (now 58)

American Portrait

1940 10.0

as David

Age 29 (now 58)

Buried Alive

1939 5.1

as Riley

Age 28 (now 58)

Convict's Code

1939 5.3

as Jeff Palmer

Age 27 (now 58)

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938 8.0

as Larry Weldon

Age 27 (now 58)

The Spy Ring

1938 5.6

as Capt. Don Mayhew

Age 26 (now 58)

The Life of the Party

1937 6.2

as Orchestra Leader

Age 26 (now 58)

Western Gold

1937 9.0

as Bart

Age 26 (now 58)

The Outer Gate

1937 5.0

as Bob Terry

Age 26 (now 58)

The Legion of Missing Men

1937 6.7

as Don Carter

Age 26 (now 58)

Shall We Dance

1937 7.3

as Evans (uncredited)

Age 25 (now 58)

Red Lights Ahead

1936 5.6

as George Wallace

Age 25 (now 58)

The Fire-Trap

1935 4.7

as Bob Fender

Age 24 (now 58)

Annapolis Farewell

1935 8.0

as Adams

Age 24 (now 58)

Reckless Roads

1935 8.0

as Wade Adams

Age 24 (now 58)

Born to Gamble

1935 5.2

as Paul Mathews

Age 24 (now 58)

Grand Old Girl

1935 7.0

as Tom Miller

Age 23 (now 58)

Flirtation

1934 5.6

as Dudley

Age 23 (now 58)

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934 5.8

as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

Age 23 (now 58)

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934 5.7

as Barry Preston

Age 23 (now 58)

Once to Every Woman

1934 6.1

as Joe

Age 22 (now 58)

Stage Mother

1933 6.3

as Francis Nolan

Age 22 (now 58)

This Day and Age

1933 5.0

as Morry Dover

Age 22 (now 58)

Roadhouse Queen

1933 3.7

as Junior Knox

Age 22 (now 58)

What Price Innocence?

1933 6.5

as Tommy Harrow

Age 22 (now 58)

The Vanishing Frontier

1933 8.0

as Lucien Winfield

Age 21 (now 58)

Tom Brown of Culver

1932 6.8

as Cpl. John Clarke

Age 21 (now 58)

The Wet Parade

1932 6.2

as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

Age 20 (now 58)

High Pressure

1932 5.8

as Geoffrey Weston

Age 20 (now 58)

Suicide Fleet

1931 5.0

as Kid

Age 20 (now 58)

Are These Our Children?

1931 6.8

as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

Age 20 (now 58)

It's a Wise Child

1931 6.3

as Bill Stanton

Age 19 (now 58)

Many a Slip

1931 10.0

as Ted Coster

Age 19 (now 58)

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 7.7

as Franz Kemmerich

Age 18 (now 58)

The Divine Lady

1928 5.3

as Young lieutenant

Age 17 (now 58)

Two to One

1927 10.0

as George Minafer as a Child

Age 16 (now 58)

The Highbinders

1926 10.0

as Roy Marshall

Age 14 (now 58)

A Self-Made Failure

1924 10.0

as Sonny

Age 13 (now 58)

Boy of Mine

1923 9.0

as Bill Latimer

Age 12 (now 58)

Jealous Husbands

1923 10.0

as Bobbie / Spud

Age 12 (now 58)

The Yankee Spirit

1923 9.0

Age 12 (now 58)

Penrod and Sam

1923 7.5

as Penrod Schofield

Age 12 (now 58)

Blue Streak McCoy

1920 10.0

as Job the child

Age 9 (now 58)

Through Eyes of Men

1920 7.0

as Little Billy

Age 9 (now 58)

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

1920 8.0

as Child

Age 8 (now 58)

The Family Honor

1920 8.0

as Little Ben Tucker

Age 8 (now 58)

The Triflers

1920 9.0

Age 8 (now 58)

The Better Wife

1919 1.0

as Little Dick

Age 8 (now 58)

The White Heather

1919 7.0

as Donald Cameron

Age 8 (now 58)

The Mayor of Filbert

1919 7.0

as Carroll

Age 7 (now 58)

The Hushed Hour

1919 8.0

as Gondy

Age 7 (now 58)

Josselyn's Wife

1919 7.0

as Tommy Josselyn

Age 7 (now 58)

The Turn in the Road

1919 9.0

as Bob

Age 7 (now 58)

Little Orphant Annie

1918 5.3

as Orphan

Age 7 (now 58)

The Heart of Rachael

1918 8.0

as Jim

Age 7 (now 58)

The One Woman

1918

as Boy

Age 7 (now 58)

The Lady of the Dugout

1918 5.9

as The Lady's son

Age 7 (now 58)

Hearts of the World

1918 6.0

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

Age 6 (now 58)

A Wife on Trial

1917

as Child (uncredited)

Age 6 (now 58)

The Little American

1917 6.3

as Bobby Moore

Age 6 (now 58)

Big Tremaine

1916

as Child

Age 5 (now 58)

Each Pearl a Tear

1916

Age 5 (now 58)