Ben Alexander

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Acting

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

• Man in the Shadow (1957)
• Dragnet (1954)
• Criminals Within (1941)
• The Leather Pushers (1940)
• American Portrait (1940)
• Buried Alive (1939)
• Convict's Code (1939)
• Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
• The Spy Ring (1938)
• The Life of the Party (1937)
• Western Gold (1937)
• The Outer Gate (1937)
• The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
• Shall We Dance (1937)
• Red Lights Ahead (1936)
• The Fire-Trap (1935)
• Annapolis Farewell (1935)
• Reckless Roads (1935)
• Born to Gamble (1935)
• Grand Old Girl (1935)
• Flirtation (1934)
• Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
• The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
• Once to Every Woman (1934)
• Stage Mother (1933)
• This Day and Age (1933)
• Roadhouse Queen (1933)
• What Price Innocence? (1933)
• The Vanishing Frontier (1933)
• Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
• The Wet Parade (1932)
• High Pressure (1932)
• Suicide Fleet (1931)
• Are These Our Children? (1931)
• It's a Wise Child (1931)
• Many a Slip (1931)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
• The Divine Lady (1928)
• Two to One (1927)
• The Highbinders (1926)
• A Self-Made Failure (1924)
• Boy of Mine (1923)
• Jealous Husbands (1923)
• The Yankee Spirit (1923)
• Penrod and Sam (1923)
• Blue Streak McCoy (1920)
• Through Eyes of Men (1920)
• The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920)
• The Family Honor (1920)
• The Triflers (1920)
• The Better Wife (1919)
• The White Heather (1919)
• The Mayor of Filbert (1919)
• The Hushed Hour (1919)
• Josselyn's Wife (1919)
• The Turn in the Road (1919)
• Little Orphant Annie (1918)
• The Heart of Rachael (1918)
• The One Woman (1918)
• The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
• Hearts of the World (1918)
• A Wife on Trial (1917)
• The Little American (1917)
• Big Tremaine (1916)
• Each Pearl a Tear (1916)