Ben Alexander

May 27, 1911 - Jul 05, 1969 (58 years old) in Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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

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Batman

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Dragnet

Frank Smith

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

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Roadhouse Queen

Junior Knox

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Felony Squad

Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

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Judd for the Defense

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This Is Your Life

Self

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Many a Slip

Ted Coster

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Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith

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The Spy Ring

Capt. Don Mayhew

Credits

Los Angeles Plays Itself 2004

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

★ 7.6
Judd for the Defense 1967

★ 7.5
Felony Squad 1966

Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

★ 6.4
Batman 1966

★ 7.3
About Faces 1960

★ NR
Man in the Shadow 1957

Ab Begley

★ 6.7
The Ford Show 1956

Self

★ 7.3
Dragnet 1954

Officer Frank Smith

★ 6
This Is Your Life 1952

Self

★ 6.4
The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950

Self

★ 6.8
Criminals Within 1941

Sgt. Paul

★ 6
The Leather Pushers 1940

Dan Brown, Announcer

★ NR
American Portrait 1940

David

★ NR
Buried Alive 1939

Riley

★ 4.7
Convict's Code 1939

Jeff Palmer

★ 4.5
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 1938

Larry Weldon

★ 9
The Spy Ring 1938

Capt. Don Mayhew

★ 4.5
The Life of the Party 1937

Orchestra Leader

★ 5.2
Western Gold 1937

Bart

★ NR
The Outer Gate 1937

Bob Terry

★ 4
The Legion of Missing Men 1937

Don Carter

★ 5
Shall We Dance 1937

Evans (uncredited)

★ 7.3
Red Lights Ahead 1936

George Wallace

★ 5.2
The Fire-Trap 1935

Bob Fender

★ 5
Annapolis Farewell 1935

Adams

★ NR
Born to Gamble 1935

Paul Mathews

★ 4.8
Grand Old Girl 1935

Tom Miller

★ 6.5
Flirtation 1934

Dudley

★ 4.9
Most Precious Thing in Life 1934

Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

★ 5.2
The Life of Vergie Winters 1934

Barry Preston

★ 5.2
Once to Every Woman 1934

Joe

★ 6
Stage Mother 1933

Francis Nolan

★ 5
This Day and Age 1933

Morry Dover

★ 3
Roadhouse Queen 1933

Junior Knox

★ 1
What Price Innocence? 1933

Tommy Harrow

★ 3
The Vanishing Frontier 1933

Lucien Winfield

★ NR
Tom Brown of Culver 1932

Cpl. John Clarke

★ 5.2
The Wet Parade 1932

Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

★ 5.8
High Pressure 1932

Geoffrey Weston

★ 5.4
Suicide Fleet 1931

Kid

★ 4.3
Are These Our Children? 1931

Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

★ 6
It's a Wise Child 1931

Bill Stanton

★ NR
Many a Slip 1931

Ted Coster

★ NR
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930

Franz Kemmerich

★ 7.7
The Divine Lady 1928

Young lieutenant

★ 5.2
Two to One 1927

George Minafer as a Child

★ NR
The Highbinders 1926

Roy Marshall

★ NR
A Self-Made Failure 1924

Sonny

★ NR
Boy of Mine 1923

Bill Latimer

★ NR
Jealous Husbands 1923

Bobbie / Spud

★ NR
The Yankee Spirit 1923

★ NR
Penrod and Sam 1923

Penrod Schofield

★ 6.3
Blue Streak McCoy 1920

Job the child

★ NR
Through Eyes of Men 1920

Little Billy

★ NR
The Notorious Mrs. Sands 1920

Child

★ NR
The Family Honor 1920

Little Ben Tucker

★ NR
The Triflers 1920

★ NR
The Better Wife 1919

Little Dick

★ 1
The White Heather 1919

Donald Cameron

★ NR
The Mayor of Filbert 1919

Carroll

★ NR
The Hushed Hour 1919

Gondy

★ NR
Josselyn's Wife 1919

Tommy Josselyn

★ NR
The Turn in the Road 1919

Bob

★ NR
Little Orphant Annie 1918

Orphan

★ 5.3
The Heart of Rachael 1918

Jim

★ NR
The One Woman 1918

Boy

★ NR
The Lady of the Dugout 1918

The Lady's son

★ 5.9
Hearts of the World 1918

The Boy's Littlest Brother

★ 6
A Wife on Trial 1917

Child (uncredited)

★ NR
The Little American 1917

Bobby Moore

★ 6.3
Big Tremaine 1916

Child

★ NR
Each Pearl a Tear 1916

★ NR

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