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Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting·1911–1969·60 films

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.

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Filmography

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