Ben Alexander
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 27 May 1911 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Died
- 5 July 1969
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
Acting 66
- 2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
- 1957Man in the Shadow as Ab Begley
- 1954Dragnet as Officer Frank Smith
- 1941Criminals Within as Sgt. Paul
- 1940The Leather Pushers as Dan Brown, Announcer
- 1940American Portrait as David
- 1939Buried Alive as Riley
- 1939Convict's Code as Jeff Palmer
- 1938Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Larry Weldon
- 1938The Spy Ring as Capt. Don Mayhew
- 1937The Life of the Party as Orchestra Leader
- 1937Western Gold as Bart
- 1937The Outer Gate as Bob Terry
- 1937The Legion of Missing Men as Don Carter
- 1937Shall We Dance as Evans (uncredited)
- 1936Red Lights Ahead as George Wallace
- 1935The Fire-Trap as Bob Fender
- 1935Annapolis Farewell as Adams
- 1935Reckless Roads as Wade Adams
- 1935Born to Gamble as Paul Mathews
- 1935Grand Old Girl as Tom Miller
- 1934Flirtation as Dudley
- 1934Most Precious Thing in Life as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
- 1934The Life of Vergie Winters as Barry Preston
- 1934Once to Every Woman as Joe
- 1933Stage Mother as Francis Nolan
- 1933This Day and Age as Morry Dover
- 1933Roadhouse Queen as Junior Knox
- 1933What Price Innocence? as Tommy Harrow
- 1933The Vanishing Frontier as Lucien Winfield
- 1932Tom Brown of Culver as Cpl. John Clarke
- 1932The Wet Parade as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
- 1932High Pressure as Geoffrey Weston
- 1931Suicide Fleet as Kid
- 1931Are These Our Children? as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- 1931It's a Wise Child as Bill Stanton
- 1931Many a Slip as Ted Coster
- 1930All Quiet on the Western Front as Franz Kemmerich
- 1928The Divine Lady as Young lieutenant
- 1927Two to One as George Minafer as a Child
- 1926The Highbinders as Roy Marshall
- 1924A Self-Made Failure as Sonny
- 1923Boy of Mine as Bill Latimer
- 1923Jealous Husbands as Bobbie / Spud
- 1923The Yankee Spirit
- 1923Penrod and Sam as Penrod Schofield
- 1920Blue Streak McCoy as Job the child
- 1920Through Eyes of Men as Little Billy
- 1920The Notorious Mrs. Sands as Child
- 1920The Family Honor as Little Ben Tucker
- 1920The Triflers
- 1919The Better Wife as Little Dick
- 1919The White Heather as Donald Cameron
- 1919The Mayor of Filbert as Carroll
- 1919The Hushed Hour as Gondy
- 1919Josselyn's Wife as Tommy Josselyn
- 1919The Turn in the Road as Bob
- 1918Little Orphant Annie as Orphan
- 1918The Heart of Rachael as Jim
- 1918The One Woman as Boy
- 1918The Lady of the Dugout as The Lady's son
- 1918Hearts of the World as The Boy's Littlest Brother
- 1917A Wife on Trial as Child (uncredited)
- 1917The Little American as Bobby Moore
- 1916Big Tremaine as Child
- 1916Each Pearl a Tear