Actor

Ben Alexander

Birthday: May 27, 1911

Born 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.

Movie Credits

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Age: 93
Man in the Shadow (1957) as Ab Begley
Age: 46
Dragnet (1954) as Officer Frank Smith
Age: 43
Criminals Within (1941) as Sgt. Paul
Age: 30
The Leather Pushers (1940) as Dan Brown, Announcer
Age: 29
American Portrait (1940) as David
Age: 29
Buried Alive (1939) as Riley
Age: 28
Convict's Code (1939) as Jeff Palmer
Age: 27
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938) as Larry Weldon
Age: 27
The Spy Ring (1938) as Capt. Don Mayhew
Age: 26
The Life of the Party (1937) as Orchestra Leader
Age: 26
Western Gold (1937) as Bart
Age: 26
The Outer Gate (1937) as Bob Terry
Age: 26
The Legion of Missing Men (1937) as Don Carter
Age: 26
Shall We Dance (1937) as Evans (uncredited)
Age: 25
Red Lights Ahead (1936) as George Wallace
Age: 25
The Fire-Trap (1935) as Bob Fender
Age: 24
Annapolis Farewell (1935) as Adams
Age: 24
Born to Gamble (1935) as Paul Mathews
Age: 24
Grand Old Girl (1935) as Tom Miller
Age: 23
Flirtation (1934) as Dudley
Age: 23
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Age: 23
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) as Barry Preston
Age: 23
Once to Every Woman (1934) as Joe
Age: 22
Stage Mother (1933) as Francis Nolan
Age: 22
This Day and Age (1933) as Morry Dover
Age: 22
Roadhouse Queen (1933) as Junior Knox
Age: 22
What Price Innocence? (1933) as Tommy Harrow
Age: 22
The Vanishing Frontier (1933) as Lucien Winfield
Age: 21
Tom Brown of Culver (1932) as Cpl. John Clarke
Age: 21
The Wet Parade (1932) as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Age: 20
High Pressure (1932) as Geoffrey Weston
Age: 20
Suicide Fleet (1931) as Kid
Age: 20
Are These Our Children? (1931) as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
Age: 20
It's a Wise Child (1931) as Bill Stanton
Age: 19
Many a Slip (1931) as Ted Coster
Age: 19
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as Franz Kemmerich
Age: 18
The Divine Lady (1928) as Young lieutenant
Age: 17
Two to One (1927) as George Minafer as a Child
Age: 16
The Highbinders (1926) as Roy Marshall
Age: 14
A Self-Made Failure (1924) as Sonny
Age: 13
Boy of Mine (1923) as Bill Latimer
Age: 12
Jealous Husbands (1923) as Bobbie / Spud
Age: 12
The Yankee Spirit (1923)
Age: 12
Penrod and Sam (1923) as Penrod Schofield
Age: 12
Blue Streak McCoy (1920) as Job the child
Age: 9
Through Eyes of Men (1920) as Little Billy
Age: 9
The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920) as Child
Age: 8
The Family Honor (1920) as Little Ben Tucker
Age: 8
The Triflers (1920)
Age: 8
The Better Wife (1919) as Little Dick
Age: 8
The White Heather (1919) as Donald Cameron
Age: 8
The Mayor of Filbert (1919) as Carroll
Age: 7
The Hushed Hour (1919) as Gondy
Age: 7
Josselyn's Wife (1919) as Tommy Josselyn
Age: 7
The Turn in the Road (1919) as Bob
Age: 7
Little Orphant Annie (1918) as Orphan
Age: 7
The Heart of Rachael (1918) as Jim
Age: 7
The One Woman (1918) as Boy
Age: 7
The Lady of the Dugout (1918) as The Lady's son
Age: 7
Hearts of the World (1918) as The Boy's Littlest Brother
Age: 6
A Wife on Trial (1917) as Child (uncredited)
Age: 6
The Little American (1917) as Bobby Moore
Age: 6
Big Tremaine (1916) as Child
Age: 5
Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
Age: 5