Ben Alexander

Personal Info

Birthday

May 27, 1911

Day of Death

1969-07-05

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Also Known As

Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III

Nicholas Benton Alexander III

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

Dragnet

Felony Squad

All Quiet on the Western Front

Suicide Fleet

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Convict's Code

Shall We Dance

Man in the Shadow

Filmography

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
1957
Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley
1941
Criminals Within
as Sgt. Paul
1940
The Leather Pushers
as Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
as David
1939
Buried Alive
as Riley
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring
as Capt. Don Mayhew
1937
The Life of the Party
as Orchestra Leader
Western Gold
as Bart
The Outer Gate
as Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men
as Don Carter
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)
1936
Red Lights Ahead
as George Wallace
1935
The Fire-Trap
as Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell
as Adams
Born to Gamble
as Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller
1934
Flirtation
as Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman
as Joe
1933
Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan
This Day and Age
as Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen
as Junior Knox
What Price Innocence?
as Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier
as Lucien Winfield
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cpl. John Clarke
The Wet Parade
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston
1931
Suicide Fleet
as Kid
Are These Our Children?
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child
as Bill Stanton
Many a Slip
as Ted Coster
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Franz Kemmerich
1928
The Divine Lady
as Young lieutenant
1927
Two to One
as George Minafer as a Child
1926
The Highbinders
as Roy Marshall
1924
A Self-Made Failure
as Sonny
1923
Boy of Mine
as Bill Latimer
Penrod and Sam
as Penrod Schofield
1920
Blue Streak McCoy
as Job the child
Through Eyes of Men
as Little Billy
The Family Honor
as Little Ben Tucker
1919
The Better Wife
as Little Dick
The White Heather
as Donald Cameron
The Mayor of Filbert
as Carroll
The Hushed Hour
as Gondy
Josselyn's Wife
as Tommy Josselyn
1918
Little Orphant Annie
as Orphan
The Heart of Rachael
as Jim
The One Woman
as Boy
The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son
Hearts of the World
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
1917
A Wife on Trial
as Child (uncredited)
The Little American
as Bobby Moore