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Ben Alexander
Born
May 27, 1911
Died: July 5, 1969
Lived 58 years
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
62
Movies
8
TV Shows
Also Known As
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III
Nicholas Benton Alexander III
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Ben Alexander
Acting
Biography
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.
Movies
62
TV Shows
8
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
2004
6.7
Man in the Shadow
as
Ab Begley
1957
6.1
Dragnet
as
Officer Frank Smith
1954
6.0
Criminals Within
as
Sgt. Paul
1941
0
The Leather Pushers
as
Dan Brown, Announcer
1940
0
American Portrait
as
David
1940
4.7
Buried Alive
as
Riley
1939
4.5
Convict's Code
as
Jeff Palmer
1939
9.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as
Larry Weldon
1938
4.5
The Spy Ring
as
Capt. Don Mayhew
1938
5.2
The Life of the Party
as
Orchestra Leader
1937
0
Western Gold
as
Bart
1937
4.0
The Outer Gate
as
Bob Terry
1937
5.0
The Legion of Missing Men
as
Don Carter
1937
7.2
Shall We Dance
as
Evans (uncredited)
1937
5.2
Red Lights Ahead
as
George Wallace
1936
5.0
The Fire-Trap
as
Bob Fender
1935
0
Annapolis Farewell
as
Adams
1935
4.8
Born to Gamble
as
Paul Mathews
1935
6.5
Grand Old Girl
as
Tom Miller
1935
4.9
Flirtation
as
Dudley
1934
5.2
Most Precious Thing in Life
as
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1934
5.3
The Life of Vergie Winters
as
Barry Preston
1934
6.0
Once to Every Woman
as
Joe
1934
5.0
Stage Mother
as
Francis Nolan
1933
3.0
This Day and Age
as
Morry Dover
1933
1.0
Roadhouse Queen
as
Junior Knox
1933
3.0
What Price Innocence?
as
Tommy Harrow
1933
0
The Vanishing Frontier
as
Lucien Winfield
1933
5.2
Tom Brown of Culver
as
Cpl. John Clarke
1932
5.8
The Wet Parade
as
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
1932
5.4
High Pressure
as
Geoffrey Weston
1932
4.3
Suicide Fleet
as
Kid
1931
6.0
Are These Our Children?
as
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
1931
0
It's a Wise Child
as
Bill Stanton
1931
0
Many a Slip
as
Ted Coster
1931
7.8
All Quiet on the Western Front
as
Franz Kemmerich
1930
5.2
The Divine Lady
as
Young lieutenant
1928
0
Two to One
as
George Minafer as a Child
1927
0
The Highbinders
as
Roy Marshall
1926
0
A Self-Made Failure
as
Sonny
1924
0
Boy of Mine
as
Bill Latimer
1923
0
The Yankee Spirit
Cast
1923
6.3
Penrod and Sam
as
Penrod Schofield
1923
0
Blue Streak McCoy
as
Job the child
1920
0
Through Eyes of Men
as
Little Billy
1920
0
The Family Honor
as
Little Ben Tucker
1920
0
The Triflers
Cast
1920
1.0
The Better Wife
as
Little Dick
1919
0
The White Heather
as
Donald Cameron
1919
0
The Mayor of Filbert
as
Carroll
1919
0
The Hushed Hour
as
Gondy
1919
0
Josselyn's Wife
as
Tommy Josselyn
1919
5.3
Little Orphant Annie
as
Orphan
1918
0
The Heart of Rachael
as
Jim
1918
0
The One Woman
as
Boy
1918
5.9
The Lady of the Dugout
as
The Lady's son
1918
6.0
Hearts of the World
as
The Boy's Littlest Brother
1918
0
A Wife on Trial
as
Child (uncredited)
1917
6.3
The Little American
as
Bobby Moore
1917
0
Big Tremaine
as
Child
1916
0
Each Pearl a Tear
Cast
1916
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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