Ben Alexander

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-05-27

Day of death

1969-07-05 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

  • Criminals Within

    Criminals Within

  • The Vanishing Frontier

    The Vanishing Frontier

  • Stage Mother

    Stage Mother

  • Each Pearl a Tear

    Each Pearl a Tear

  • Shall We Dance

    Shall We Dance

  • The Divine Lady

    The Divine Lady

  • The Hushed Hour

    The Hushed Hour

  • Hearts of the World

    Hearts of the World

  • The Little American

    The Little American

  • High Pressure

    High Pressure

  • Many a Slip

    Many a Slip

  • This Day and Age

    This Day and Age

  • Tom Brown of Culver

    Tom Brown of Culver

  • Buried Alive

    Buried Alive

  • Man in the Shadow

    Man in the Shadow

  • The Mayor of Filbert

    The Mayor of Filbert

  • Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

    Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Leather Pushers

    The Leather Pushers

  • Once to Every Woman

    Once to Every Woman

  • Blue Streak McCoy

    Blue Streak McCoy

  • American Portrait

    American Portrait

  • Western Gold

    Western Gold

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • The White Heather

    The White Heather

  • Convict's Code

    Convict's Code

  • The Highbinders

    The Highbinders

  • The Ford Show

    The Ford Show

  • Are These Our Children?

    Are These Our Children?

  • Roadhouse Queen

    Roadhouse Queen

  • Penrod and Sam

    Penrod and Sam

  • Annapolis Farewell

    Annapolis Farewell

  • Little Orphant Annie

    Little Orphant Annie

  • The Life of the Party

    The Life of the Party

  • Born to Gamble

    Born to Gamble

  • The One Woman

    The One Woman

  • The Life of Vergie Winters

    The Life of Vergie Winters

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • The Family Honor

    The Family Honor

  • Josselyn's Wife

    Josselyn's Wife

  • It's a Wise Child

    It's a Wise Child

  • Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

  • What Price Innocence?

    What Price Innocence?

  • The Outer Gate

    The Outer Gate

  • The Spy Ring

    The Spy Ring

  • About Faces

    About Faces

  • Most Precious Thing in Life

    Most Precious Thing in Life

  • The Legion of Missing Men

    The Legion of Missing Men

  • Two to One

    Two to One

  • Red Lights Ahead

    Red Lights Ahead

  • Boy of Mine

    Boy of Mine

  • Suicide Fleet

    Suicide Fleet

  • The Yankee Spirit

    The Yankee Spirit

  • The Lady of the Dugout

    The Lady of the Dugout

  • The Fire-Trap

    The Fire-Trap

  • A Self-Made Failure

    A Self-Made Failure

  • Through Eyes of Men

    Through Eyes of Men

  • The Heart of Rachael

    The Heart of Rachael

  • The Better Wife

    The Better Wife

  • The Triflers

    The Triflers

  • A Wife on Trial

    A Wife on Trial

  • Flirtation

    Flirtation