Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting

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.

Filmography

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Judd, for the Defense ★ 7.7 Judd, for the Defense 1967 Felony Squad ★ 6.5 Felony Squad 1966 Batman ★ 7.3 Batman 1966 About Faces About Faces 1960 Man in the Shadow ★ 6.7 Man in the Shadow 1957 The Ford Show ★ 7.8 The Ford Show 1956 Dragnet ★ 6.1 Dragnet 1954 This Is Your Life ★ 6.5 This Is Your Life 1952 Dragnet ★ 6.5 Dragnet 1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour ★ 6.9 The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950 Criminals Within ★ 6.5 Criminals Within 1941 The Leather Pushers ★ 8.0 The Leather Pushers 1940 American Portrait ★ 10.0 American Portrait 1940 Buried Alive ★ 5.1 Buried Alive 1939 Convict's Code ★ 5.3 Convict's Code 1939 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off ★ 8.0 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 1938 The Spy Ring ★ 5.6 The Spy Ring 1938 The Life of the Party ★ 6.2 The Life of the Party 1937 Western Gold ★ 9.0 Western Gold 1937 The Outer Gate ★ 5.0 The Outer Gate 1937 The Legion of Missing Men ★ 6.7 The Legion of Missing Men 1937 Shall We Dance ★ 7.3 Shall We Dance 1937 Red Lights Ahead ★ 5.6 Red Lights Ahead 1936 The Fire-Trap ★ 4.7 The Fire-Trap 1935 Annapolis Farewell ★ 8.0 Annapolis Farewell 1935 Reckless Roads ★ 8.0 Reckless Roads 1935 Born to Gamble ★ 5.2 Born to Gamble 1935 Grand Old Girl ★ 7.0 Grand Old Girl 1935 Flirtation ★ 5.6 Flirtation 1934 Most Precious Thing in Life ★ 5.8 Most Precious Thing in Life 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters ★ 5.7 The Life of Vergie Winters 1934 Once to Every Woman ★ 6.1 Once to Every Woman 1934 Stage Mother ★ 6.3 Stage Mother 1933 This Day and Age ★ 5.0 This Day and Age 1933 Roadhouse Queen ★ 3.7 Roadhouse Queen 1933 What Price Innocence? ★ 6.5 What Price Innocence? 1933 The Vanishing Frontier ★ 8.0 The Vanishing Frontier 1933 Tom Brown of Culver ★ 6.8 Tom Brown of Culver 1932 The Wet Parade ★ 6.2 The Wet Parade 1932 High Pressure ★ 5.8 High Pressure 1932 Suicide Fleet ★ 5.0 Suicide Fleet 1931 Are These Our Children? ★ 6.8 Are These Our Children? 1931 It's a Wise Child ★ 6.3 It's a Wise Child 1931 Many a Slip ★ 10.0 Many a Slip 1931 All Quiet on the Western Front ★ 7.7 All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 The Divine Lady ★ 5.3 The Divine Lady 1928 Two to One ★ 10.0 Two to One 1927 The Highbinders ★ 10.0 The Highbinders 1926 A Self-Made Failure ★ 10.0 A Self-Made Failure 1924 Boy of Mine ★ 9.0 Boy of Mine 1923 Jealous Husbands ★ 10.0 Jealous Husbands 1923 The Yankee Spirit ★ 9.0 The Yankee Spirit 1923 Penrod and Sam ★ 7.5 Penrod and Sam 1923 Blue Streak McCoy ★ 10.0 Blue Streak McCoy 1920 Through Eyes of Men ★ 7.0 Through Eyes of Men 1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands ★ 8.0 The Notorious Mrs. Sands 1920 The Family Honor ★ 8.0 The Family Honor 1920 The Triflers ★ 9.0 The Triflers 1920 The Better Wife ★ 1.0 The Better Wife 1919 The White Heather ★ 7.0 The White Heather 1919 The Mayor of Filbert ★ 7.0 The Mayor of Filbert 1919 The Hushed Hour ★ 8.0 The Hushed Hour 1919 Josselyn's Wife ★ 7.0 Josselyn's Wife 1919 The Turn in the Road ★ 9.0 The Turn in the Road 1919 Little Orphant Annie ★ 5.3 Little Orphant Annie 1918 The Heart of Rachael ★ 8.0 The Heart of Rachael 1918 The One Woman The One Woman 1918 The Lady of the Dugout ★ 5.9 The Lady of the Dugout 1918 Hearts of the World ★ 6.0 Hearts of the World 1918 A Wife on Trial A Wife on Trial 1917 The Little American ★ 6.3 The Little American 1917 Big Tremaine Big Tremaine 1916 Each Pearl a Tear Each Pearl a Tear 1916