Known For
Acting
Born
May 27, 1911
Died
Jul 05, 1969
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Credits
73 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Judd, for the Defense
Felony Squad
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
Batman
About Faces
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
The Ford Show
Self
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
This Is Your Life
Self
Dragnet
Frank Smith
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
David
Buried Alive
Riley
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
Western Gold
Bart
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell
Adams
Reckless Roads
Wade Adams
Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
Flirtation
Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman
Joe
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
Suicide Fleet
Kid
Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
Many a Slip
Ted Coster
All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
A Self-Made Failure
Sonny
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer