Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1911-05-27
- Day of Death1969-07-05 (58 years)
- Place of BirthGoldfield, Nevada, USA
- Also Known AsNicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander IIINicholas Benton Alexander III
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.
Acting Career
- 1966
Felony Squad
As: Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
- 1957
Man in the Shadow
As: Ab Begley
- 1954
Dragnet
As: Officer Frank Smith
- 1951
Dragnet
As: Frank Smith
- 1941
Criminals Within
As: Sgt. Paul
- 1940
The Leather Pushers
As: Dan Brown, Announcer
- 1939
Buried Alive
As: Riley
- 1939
Convict's Code
As: Jeff Palmer
1938Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
As: Larry Weldon
1938The Spy Ring
As: Capt. Don Mayhew
1937The Life of the Party
As: Orchestra Leader
1937Western Gold
As: Bart
1937The Outer Gate
As: Bob Terry
1937The Legion of Missing Men
As: Don Carter
- 1937
Shall We Dance
As: Evans (uncredited)
1936Red Lights Ahead
As: George Wallace
1935Annapolis Farewell
As: Adams
1935Born to Gamble
As: Paul Mathews
1935Grand Old Girl
As: Tom Miller
1934Flirtation
As: Dudley
1934Most Precious Thing in Life
As: Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1934The Life of Vergie Winters
As: Barry Preston
1934Once to Every Woman
As: Joe
1933Stage Mother
As: Francis Nolan
1933This Day and Age
As: Morry Dover
1933Roadhouse Queen
As: Junior Knox
1933What Price Innocence?
As: Tommy Harrow
1933The Vanishing Frontier
As: Lucien Winfield
1932Tom Brown of Culver
As: Cpl. John Clarke
1932The Wet Parade
As: Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
1932High Pressure
As: Geoffrey Weston
1931Suicide Fleet
As: Kid
1931Are These Our Children?
As: Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
1931It's a Wise Child
As: Bill Stanton
1931Many a Slip
As: Ted Coster
- 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
As: Franz Kemmerich
1928The Divine Lady
As: Young lieutenant
1923Boy of Mine
As: Bill Latimer
1923Penrod and Sam
As: Penrod Schofield
1920Blue Streak McCoy
As: Job the child
1920Through Eyes of Men
As: Little Billy
1920The Family Honor
As: Little Ben Tucker
1919The Better Wife
As: Little Dick
1919The White Heather
As: Donald Cameron
1919The Mayor of Filbert
As: Carroll
1919The Hushed Hour
As: Gondy
1919Josselyn's Wife
As: Tommy Josselyn
1918Little Orphant Annie
As: Orphan
1918The Heart of Rachael
As: Jim
1918The One Woman
As: Boy
1918The Lady of the Dugout
As: The Lady's son
1918Hearts of the World
As: The Boy's Littlest Brother
1917A Wife on Trial
As: Child (uncredited)
1917The Little American
As: Bobby Moore