Ben Alexander

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.

Known for

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Man in the Shadow

1957 ⭐ 6.8

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Dragnet

1954 ⭐ 6.1

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Criminals Within

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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The Leather Pushers

1940 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

1957

Man in the Shadow

Ab Begley · 1957

⭐ 6.8

1954

Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith · 1954

⭐ 6.1

1941

Criminals Within

Sgt. Paul · 1941

⭐ 6.5

1940

The Leather Pushers Notable

Dan Brown, Announcer · 1940

⭐ 8.0

1939

Buried Alive

Riley · 1939

⭐ 5.1

Convict's Code

Jeff Palmer · 1939

⭐ 5.3

1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Notable

Larry Weldon · 1938

⭐ 8.0

The Spy Ring

Capt. Don Mayhew · 1938

⭐ 5.6

1937

The Life of the Party

Orchestra Leader · 1937

⭐ 6.2

Western Gold Notable

Bart · 1937

⭐ 9.0

The Outer Gate

Bob Terry · 1937

⭐ 5.0

1936

Red Lights Ahead

George Wallace · 1936

⭐ 5.6

1935

Annapolis Farewell Notable

Adams · 1935

⭐ 8.0

Reckless Roads Notable

Wade Adams · 1935

⭐ 8.0

Born to Gamble

Paul Mathews · 1935

⭐ 5.2

1934

Flirtation

Dudley · 1934

⭐ 5.6

Most Precious Thing in Life

Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart · 1934

⭐ 5.8

The Life of Vergie Winters

Barry Preston · 1934

⭐ 5.7

1933

Stage Mother

Francis Nolan · 1933

⭐ 6.3

This Day and Age

Morry Dover · 1933

⭐ 5.0

Roadhouse Queen

Junior Knox · 1933

⭐ 3.7

1932

Tom Brown of Culver

Cpl. John Clarke · 1932

⭐ 6.8

The Wet Parade

Evelyn's Friend (uncredited) · 1932

⭐ 6.2

High Pressure

Geoffrey Weston · 1932

⭐ 5.8

1931

Suicide Fleet

Kid · 1931

⭐ 5.0

Are These Our Children?

Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby · 1931

⭐ 6.8

It's a Wise Child

Bill Stanton · 1931

⭐ 6.3

1930

All Quiet on the Western Front Notable

Franz Kemmerich · 1930

⭐ 7.7

1928

The Divine Lady

Young lieutenant · 1928

⭐ 5.3

1923

Boy of Mine Notable

Bill Latimer · 1923

⭐ 9.0

Jealous Husbands Notable

Bobbie / Spud · 1923

⭐ 10.0

The Yankee Spirit Notable

1923

⭐ 9.0

1920

Blue Streak McCoy Notable

Job the child · 1920

⭐ 10.0

Through Eyes of Men Notable

Little Billy · 1920

⭐ 7.0

The Notorious Mrs. Sands Notable

Child · 1920

⭐ 8.0

1919

The Better Wife

Little Dick · 1919

⭐ 1.0

The White Heather Notable

Donald Cameron · 1919

⭐ 7.0

The Mayor of Filbert Notable

Carroll · 1919

⭐ 7.0

1918

Little Orphant Annie

Orphan · 1918

⭐ 5.3

The Heart of Rachael Notable

Jim · 1918

⭐ 8.0

The One Woman

Boy · 1918

1917

A Wife on Trial

Child (uncredited) · 1917

The Little American

Bobby Moore · 1917

⭐ 6.3

Frequently appears with

Jeff Chandler

Ben Sadler

Orson Welles

Virgil Renchler

Colleen Miller

Skippy Renchler

Barbara Lawrence

Helen Sadler

Jack Webb

Sergeant Joe Friday

Richard Boone

Capt .James E. Hamilton

Ann Robinson

Officer Grace Downey

Stacy Harris

Max Edward Troy

Full filmography

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Man in the Shadow

1957 ⭐ 6.8

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Dragnet

1954 ⭐ 6.1

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Criminals Within

1941 ⭐ 6.5

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The Leather Pushers

1940 ⭐ 8.0

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Buried Alive

1939 ⭐ 5.1

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Convict's Code

1939 ⭐ 5.3

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Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938 ⭐ 8.0

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The Spy Ring

1938 ⭐ 5.6

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The Life of the Party

1937 ⭐ 6.2

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Western Gold

1937 ⭐ 9.0

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The Outer Gate

1937 ⭐ 5.0

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The Legion of Missing Men

1937 ⭐ 6.7

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Shall We Dance

1937 ⭐ 7.3

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Red Lights Ahead

1936 ⭐ 5.6

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Annapolis Farewell

1935 ⭐ 8.0

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Reckless Roads

1935 ⭐ 8.0

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Born to Gamble

1935 ⭐ 5.2

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Grand Old Girl

1935 ⭐ 7.0

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Flirtation

1934 ⭐ 5.6

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Most Precious Thing in Life

1934 ⭐ 5.8