Ben Alexander

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.

Born

May 27, 1911

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Died

Jul 05, 1969

Known For

Acting

Movies

65 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.2

movie

Known For

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

as Franz Kemmerich

Shall We Dance

1937

as Evans (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 • as Franz Kemmerich

★ 7.8

Shall We Dance

1937 • as Evans (uncredited)

★ 7.3

Man in the Shadow

1957 • as Ab Begley

★ 6.7

The Lady of the Dugout

1918 • as The Lady's son

★ 5.9

The Wet Parade

1932 • as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

★ 6.2

The White Heather

1919 • as Donald Cameron

★ 7.0

Stage Mother

1933 • as Francis Nolan

★ 6.3

This Day and Age

1933 • as Morry Dover

★ 5.0

Are These Our Children?

1931 • as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

★ 6.3

The Spy Ring

1938 • as Capt. Don Mayhew

★ 5.6

It's a Wise Child

1931 • as Bill Stanton

★ 6.2

Dragnet

1954 • as Officer Frank Smith

★ 6.1

Reckless Roads

1935 • as Wade Adams

★ 8.0

Western Gold

1937 • as Bart

★ 9.0

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938 • as Larry Weldon

★ 8.0

Big Tremaine

1916 • as Child

The Little American

1917 • as Bobby Moore

★ 6.3

Tom Brown of Culver

1932 • as Cpl. John Clarke

★ 6.8

The Life of the Party

1937 • as Orchestra Leader

★ 6.2

Hearts of the World

1918 • as The Boy's Littlest Brother

★ 6.1

Annapolis Farewell

1935 • as Adams

★ 8.0

movie

A Self-Made Failure

1924 • as Sonny

★ 10.0

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

1920 • as Child

★ 8.0

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934 • as Barry Preston

★ 5.7

Once to Every Woman

1934 • as Joe

★ 6.1

The Divine Lady

1928 • as Young lieutenant

★ 5.3

Jealous Husbands

1923 • as Bobbie / Spud

★ 10.0

High Pressure

1932 • as Geoffrey Weston

★ 5.8

Flirtation

1934 • as Dudley

★ 5.6

The Legion of Missing Men

1937 • as Don Carter

★ 6.7

The Family Honor

1920 • as Little Ben Tucker

★ 8.0

The Turn in the Road

1919 • as Bob

★ 9.0

Convict's Code

1939 • as Jeff Palmer

★ 5.3

Through Eyes of Men

1920 • as Little Billy

★ 7.0

Buried Alive

1939 • as Riley

★ 5.1

The Heart of Rachael

1918 • as Jim

★ 8.0

Each Pearl a Tear

1916

Josselyn's Wife

1919 • as Tommy Josselyn

★ 7.0

The Mayor of Filbert

1919 • as Carroll

★ 7.0

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934 • as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

★ 5.8

The Vanishing Frontier

1933 • as Lucien Winfield

★ 8.0

The Leather Pushers

1940 • as Dan Brown, Announcer

★ 8.0

Suicide Fleet

1931 • as Kid

★ 5.0

Little Orphant Annie

1918 • as Orphan

★ 5.3

The Better Wife

1919 • as Little Dick

★ 1.0

What Price Innocence?

1933 • as Tommy Harrow

★ 6.5

Blue Streak McCoy

1920 • as Job the child

★ 10.0

A Wife on Trial

1917 • as Child (uncredited)

Criminals Within

1941 • as Sgt. Paul

★ 6.5

Born to Gamble

1935 • as Paul Mathews

★ 5.2

Grand Old Girl

1935 • as Tom Miller

★ 7.0

movie

The Fire-Trap

1935 • as Bob Fender

★ 4.7

Many a Slip

1931 • as Ted Coster

★ 10.0

The One Woman

1918 • as Boy

The Outer Gate

1937 • as Bob Terry

★ 5.0

Penrod and Sam

1923 • as Penrod Schofield

★ 7.5

Boy of Mine

1923 • as Bill Latimer

★ 9.0

The Hushed Hour

1919 • as Gondy

★ 8.0

Red Lights Ahead

1936 • as George Wallace

★ 5.6

The Triflers

1920

★ 9.0

Roadhouse Queen

1933 • as Junior Knox

★ 3.7

movie

The Highbinders

1926 • as Roy Marshall

★ 10.0

movie

Two to One

1927 • as George Minafer as a Child

★ 10.0

The Yankee Spirit

1923

★ 9.0

movie

American Portrait

1940 • as David

★ 10.0

Ben Alexander

Known For

All Quiet on the Western Front

Shall We Dance

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