Cast
Ben Alexander
Acting
Cast
Ben Alexander
Known for
Acting
Born
1911-05-27
From
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Died
1969-07-05
Also known as Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III, Nicholas Benton Alexander III
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.
★7.8
MOVIE1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Franz Kemmerich
★6.3
MOVIE1931
It's a Wise Child
as Bill Stanton
★7.3
MOVIE1937
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1935
Reckless Roads
as Wade Adams
★6.2
MOVIE1932
The Wet Parade
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1923
Jealous Husbands
as Bobbie / Spud
★5.6
MOVIE1938
The Spy Ring
as Capt. Don Mayhew
★9.0
MOVIE1919
The Turn in the Road
as Bob
★5.9
MOVIE1918
The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son
★6.5
MOVIE1933
What Price Innocence?
as Tommy Harrow
MOVIE1916
Big Tremaine
as Child
★6.7
MOVIE1957
Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley
★9.0
MOVIE1923
Boy of Mine
as Bill Latimer
★8.0
MOVIE1920
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
as Child
★5.7
MOVIE1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston
★6.8
MOVIE1932
Tom Brown of Culver
as Cpl. John Clarke
★5.0
MOVIE1931
Suicide Fleet
as Kid
★8.0
MOVIE1920
The Family Honor
as Little Ben Tucker
★6.1
MOVIE1934
Once to Every Woman
as Joe
★6.3
MOVIE1917
The Little American
as Bobby Moore
★6.1
MOVIE1954
Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith
★7.0
MOVIE1919
The White Heather
as Donald Cameron
★5.8
MOVIE1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
★6.0
MOVIE1918
Hearts of the World
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
★6.3
MOVIE1933
Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan
★8.0
MOVIE1940
The Leather Pushers
as Dan Brown, Announcer
★5.3
MOVIE1939
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Larry Weldon
★5.3
MOVIE1928
The Divine Lady
as Young lieutenant
★6.2
MOVIE1937
The Life of the Party
as Orchestra Leader
★5.8
MOVIE1932
High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston
★5.3
MOVIE1918
Little Orphant Annie
as Orphan
★6.5
MOVIE1941
Criminals Within
as Sgt. Paul
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller
★6.7
MOVIE1937
The Legion of Missing Men
as Don Carter
★9.0
MOVIE1923
The Yankee Spirit
★5.0
MOVIE1933
This Day and Age
as Morry Dover
★6.8
MOVIE1931
Are These Our Children?
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
MOVIE1916
Each Pearl a Tear
MOVIE1918
The One Woman
as Boy
★9.0
MOVIE1937
Western Gold
as Bart
★5.1
MOVIE1939
Buried Alive
as Riley
★3.7
MOVIE1933
Roadhouse Queen
as Junior Knox
★10.0
MOVIE1924
A Self-Made Failure
as Sonny
★8.0
MOVIE1933
The Vanishing Frontier
as Lucien Winfield
★10.0
MOVIE1940
American Portrait
as David
★5.2
MOVIE1935
Born to Gamble
as Paul Mathews
★10.0
MOVIE1931
Many a Slip
as Ted Coster
★5.0
MOVIE1937
The Outer Gate
as Bob Terry
★8.0
MOVIE1935
Annapolis Farewell
as Adams
★5.6
MOVIE1936
Red Lights Ahead
as George Wallace
★7.0
MOVIE1919
The Mayor of Filbert
as Carroll
★5.6
MOVIE1934
Flirtation
as Dudley
★10.0
MOVIE1920
Blue Streak McCoy
as Job the child
★7.0
MOVIE1919
Josselyn's Wife
as Tommy Josselyn
★4.7
MOVIE1935
The Fire-Trap
as Bob Fender
★1.0
MOVIE1919
The Better Wife
as Little Dick
★10.0
MOVIE1926
The Highbinders
as Roy Marshall
MOVIE1917
A Wife on Trial
as Child (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1919
The Hushed Hour
as Gondy
★7.5
MOVIE1923
Penrod and Sam
as Penrod Schofield
★9.0
MOVIE1920
The Triflers
★7.0
MOVIE1920
Through Eyes of Men
as Little Billy
★8.0
MOVIE1918
The Heart of Rachael
as Jim
★10.0
MOVIE1927
Two to One
as George Minafer as a Child