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Actor
Ben Alexander
- Born May 27, 1911 in Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Died July 5, 1969
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
All Quiet on the Western Front1930
Batman1966
Shall We Dance1937
Man in the Shadow1957
Dragnet1951
Dragnet1954
The Divine Lady1928
Hearts of the World1918
Filmography
- 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries
- 1966BatmanSeries
- 1966Felony SquadSeriesDesk Sgt. Dan Briggs
- 1960About FacesSeries
- 1957Man in the ShadowFilmAb Begley
- 1956The Ford ShowSeriesSelf
- 1954DragnetFilmOfficer Frank Smith
- 1952This Is Your LifeSeriesSelf
- 1951DragnetSeriesFrank Smith, Screenplay
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf
- 1941Criminals WithinFilmSgt. Paul
- 1940American PortraitFilmDavid
- 1940The Leather PushersFilmDan Brown, Announcer
- 1939Convict's CodeFilmJeff Palmer
- 1939Buried AliveFilmRiley
- 1938The Spy RingFilmCapt. Don Mayhew
- 1938Mr. Doodle Kicks OffFilmLarry Weldon
- 1937Shall We DanceFilmEvans (uncredited)
- 1937The Outer GateFilmBob Terry
- 1937The Life of the PartyFilmOrchestra Leader
- 1937The Legion of Missing MenFilmDon Carter
- 1937Western GoldFilmBart
- 1936Red Lights AheadFilmGeorge Wallace
- 1935Born to GambleFilmPaul Mathews
- 1935Grand Old GirlFilmTom Miller
- 1935The Fire-TrapFilmBob Fender
- 1935Annapolis FarewellFilmAdams
- 1935Reckless RoadsFilmWade Adams
- 1934The Life of Vergie WintersFilmBarry Preston
- 1934Once to Every WomanFilmJoe
- 1934FlirtationFilmDudley
- 1934Most Precious Thing in LifeFilmGideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
- 1933This Day and AgeFilmMorry Dover
- 1933Stage MotherFilmFrancis Nolan
- 1933Roadhouse QueenFilmJunior Knox
- 1933What Price Innocence?FilmTommy Harrow
- 1933The Vanishing FrontierFilmLucien Winfield
- 1932High PressureFilmGeoffrey Weston
- 1932The Wet ParadeFilmEvelyn's Friend (uncredited)
- 1932Tom Brown of CulverFilmCpl. John Clarke
- 1931Suicide FleetFilmKid
- 1931Are These Our Children?FilmNicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- 1931It's a Wise ChildFilmBill Stanton
- 1931Many a SlipFilmTed Coster
- 1930All Quiet on the Western FrontFilmFranz Kemmerich
- 1928The Divine LadyFilmYoung lieutenant
- 1927Two to OneFilmGeorge Minafer as a Child
- 1926The HighbindersFilmRoy Marshall
- 1924A Self-Made FailureFilmSonny
- 1923Penrod and SamFilmPenrod Schofield
- 1923The Yankee SpiritFilm
- 1923Boy of MineFilmBill Latimer
- 1923Jealous HusbandsFilmBobbie / Spud
- 1920The Family HonorFilmLittle Ben Tucker
- 1920Blue Streak McCoyFilmJob the child
- 1920The TriflersFilm
- 1920Through Eyes of MenFilmLittle Billy
- 1920The Notorious Mrs. SandsFilmChild
- 1919The Better WifeFilmLittle Dick
- 1919The Hushed HourFilmGondy
- 1919Josselyn's WifeFilmTommy Josselyn
- 1919The White HeatherFilmDonald Cameron
- 1919The Mayor of FilbertFilmCarroll
- 1919The Turn in the RoadFilmBob
- 1918Hearts of the WorldFilmThe Boy's Littlest Brother
- 1918The Lady of the DugoutFilmThe Lady's son
- 1918Little Orphant AnnieFilmOrphan
- 1918The Heart of RachaelFilmJim
- 1918The One WomanFilmBoy
- 1917The Little AmericanFilmBobby Moore
- 1917A Wife on TrialFilmChild (uncredited)
- 1916Each Pearl a TearFilm
- 1916Big TremaineFilmChild