Ben Alexander

Actor

Born: May 27, 1911
Died: July 5, 1969 (age 58)
From: Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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 (65)

Man in the Shadow (1957)
Ab Begley
Dragnet (1954)
Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within (1941)
Sgt. Paul
The Leather Pushers (1940)
Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
American Portrait (1940)
David
Buried Alive (1939)
Riley
Convict's Code (1939)
Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring (1938)
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party (1937)
Orchestra Leader
Western Gold (1937)
Bart
The Outer Gate (1937)
Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
Don Carter
Shall We Dance (1937)
Evans (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead (1936)
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
The Fire-Trap (1935)
Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell (1935)
Adams
Reckless Roads (1935)
Wade Adams
Born to Gamble (1935)
Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl (1935)
Tom Miller
Flirtation (1934)
Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman (1934)
Joe
Stage Mother (1933)
Francis Nolan
This Day and Age (1933)
Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen (1933)
Junior Knox
What Price Innocence? (1933)
Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier (1933)
Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
Cpl. John Clarke