Ben Alexander
May 27, 1911 (113 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2004 · Los Angeles Plays Itself as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1966 · Felony Squad as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
- 1966 · Batman as
- 1960 · About Faces as
- 1957 · Man in the Shadow as Ab Begley
- 1956 · The Ford Show as Self
- 1954 · Dragnet as Officer Frank Smith
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1951 · Dragnet as Frank Smith
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1941 · Criminals Within as Sgt. Paul
- 1940 · The Leather Pushers as Dan Brown, Announcer
- 1940 · American Portrait as David
- 1939 · Buried Alive as Riley
- 1939 · Convict's Code as Jeff Palmer
- 1938 · Mr. Doodle Kicks Off as Larry Weldon
- 1938 · The Spy Ring as Capt. Don Mayhew
- 1937 · The Life of the Party as Orchestra Leader
- 1937 · Western Gold as Bart
- 1937 · The Outer Gate as Bob Terry
- 1937 · The Legion of Missing Men as Don Carter
- 1937 · Shall We Dance as Evans (uncredited)
- 1936 · Red Lights Ahead as George Wallace
- 1935 · The Fire-Trap as Bob Fender
- 1935 · Annapolis Farewell as Adams
- 1935 · Born to Gamble as Paul Mathews
- 1935 · Grand Old Girl as Tom Miller
- 1934 · Flirtation as Dudley
- 1934 · Most Precious Thing in Life as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
- 1934 · The Life of Vergie Winters as Barry Preston
- 1934 · Once to Every Woman as Joe Wilson
- 1933 · Stage Mother as Francis Nolan
- 1933 · This Day and Age as Morry Dover
- 1933 · Roadhouse Queen as Junior Knox
- 1933 · What Price Innocence? as Tommy Harrow
- 1933 · The Vanishing Frontier as Lucien Winfield
- 1932 · Tom Brown of Culver as Cpl. John Clarke
- 1932 · The Wet Parade as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
- 1932 · High Pressure as Geoffrey Weston
- 1931 · Suicide Fleet as Kid
- 1931 · Are These Our Children? as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- 1931 · It's a Wise Child as Bill Stanton
- 1931 · 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
- 1923 · Boy of Mine as Bill Latimer
- 1923 · The Yankee Spirit as
- 1923 · Penrod and Sam as Penrod Schofield
- 1920 · Blue Streak McCoy as Job the child
- 1920 · The Family Honor as Little Ben Tucker
- 1920 · The Triflers as
- 1919 · The White Heather as Donald Cameron
- 1919 · The Hushed Hour as Gondy
- 1919 · Josselyn's Wife as Tommy Josselyn
- 1918 · Little Orphant Annie as Orphan
- 1918 · The Heart of Rachael as Jim
- 1918 · The Lady of the Dugout as The Lady's son
- 1918 · Hearts of the World as The Boy's Littlest Brother
- 1917 · A Wife on Trial as Child (uncredited)
- 1917 · The Little American as Bobby Moore