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

This Day and Age

1933 • as Morry Dover

★ 5.0

Are These Our Children?

1931 • as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

★ 6.3

The Lady of the Dugout

1918 • as The Lady's son

★ 5.9

The Life of the Party

1937 • as Orchestra Leader

★ 6.2

The Wet Parade

1932 • as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

★ 6.2

It's a Wise Child

1931 • as Bill Stanton

★ 6.2

The White Heather

1919 • as Donald Cameron

★ 7.0

Stage Mother

1933 • as Francis Nolan

★ 6.3

Big Tremaine

1916 • as Child

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934 • as Barry Preston

★ 5.7

Tom Brown of Culver

1932 • as Cpl. John Clarke

★ 6.8

The Little American

1917 • as Bobby Moore

★ 6.3

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

1920 • as Child

★ 8.0

Hearts of the World

1918 • as The Boy's Littlest Brother

★ 6.1

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938 • as Larry Weldon

★ 8.0

Once to Every Woman

1934 • as Joe

★ 6.1

The Divine Lady

1928 • as Young lieutenant

★ 5.3

Grand Old Girl

1935 • as Tom Miller

★ 7.0

Dragnet

1954 • as Officer Frank Smith

★ 6.1

The Legion of Missing Men

1937 • as Don Carter

★ 6.7

The Spy Ring

1938 • as Capt. Don Mayhew

★ 5.6

Jealous Husbands

1923 • as Bobbie / Spud

★ 10.0

The Turn in the Road

1919 • as Bob

★ 9.0

Flirtation

1934 • as Dudley

★ 5.6

The Leather Pushers

1940 • as Dan Brown, Announcer

★ 8.0

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934 • as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

★ 5.8

Buried Alive

1939 • as Riley

★ 5.1

Josselyn's Wife

1919 • as Tommy Josselyn

★ 7.0

High Pressure

1932 • as Geoffrey Weston

★ 5.8

Blue Streak McCoy

1920 • as Job the child

★ 10.0

Through Eyes of Men

1920 • as Little Billy

★ 7.0

The Heart of Rachael

1918 • as Jim

★ 8.0

Convict's Code

1939 • as Jeff Palmer

★ 5.3

Reckless Roads

1935 • as Wade Adams

★ 8.0

Red Lights Ahead

1936 • as George Wallace

★ 5.6

What Price Innocence?

1933 • as Tommy Harrow

★ 6.5

The Vanishing Frontier

1933 • as Lucien Winfield

★ 8.0

The Family Honor

1920 • as Little Ben Tucker

★ 8.0

movie

A Self-Made Failure

1924 • as Sonny

★ 10.0

The Mayor of Filbert

1919 • as Carroll

★ 7.0

The One Woman

1918 • as Boy

Little Orphant Annie

1918 • as Orphan

★ 5.3

Annapolis Farewell

1935 • as Adams

★ 8.0

Suicide Fleet

1931 • as Kid

★ 5.0

Born to Gamble

1935 • as Paul Mathews

★ 5.2

The Triflers

1920

★ 9.0

The Hushed Hour

1919 • as Gondy

★ 8.0

Criminals Within

1941 • as Sgt. Paul

★ 6.5

The Better Wife

1919 • as Little Dick

★ 1.0

Many a Slip

1931 • as Ted Coster

★ 10.0

Western Gold

1937 • as Bart

★ 9.0

Penrod and Sam

1923 • as Penrod Schofield

★ 7.5

A Wife on Trial

1917 • as Child (uncredited)

The Outer Gate

1937 • as Bob Terry

★ 5.0

movie

The Highbinders

1926 • as Roy Marshall

★ 10.0

Each Pearl a Tear

1916

movie

The Fire-Trap

1935 • as Bob Fender

★ 4.7

Roadhouse Queen

1933 • as Junior Knox

★ 3.7

Boy of Mine

1923 • as Bill Latimer

★ 9.0

The Yankee Spirit

1923

★ 9.0

movie

Two to One

1927 • as George Minafer as a Child

★ 10.0

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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