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.
Ben Alexander
Acting
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Born · Died
Movies
Los Angeles Plays Itself· 2004
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Man in the Shadow· 1957
Ab Begley
Dragnet· 1954
Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within· 1941
Sgt. Paul
American Portrait· 1940
David
The Leather Pushers· 1940
Dan Brown, Announcer
Buried Alive· 1939
Riley
Convict's Code· 1939
Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off· 1938
Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring· 1938
Capt. Don Mayhew
Shall We Dance· 1937
Evans (uncredited)
The Legion of Missing Men· 1937
Don Carter
The Life of the Party· 1937
Orchestra Leader
The Outer Gate· 1937
Bob Terry
Western Gold· 1937
Bart
Red Lights Ahead· 1936
George Wallace
Annapolis Farewell· 1935
Adams
Born to Gamble· 1935
Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl· 1935
Tom Miller
The Fire-Trap· 1935
Bob Fender
Flirtation· 1934
Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life· 1934
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Once to Every Woman· 1934
Joe
The Life of Vergie Winters· 1934
Barry Preston
Roadhouse Queen· 1933
Junior Knox
Stage Mother· 1933
Francis Nolan
The Vanishing Frontier· 1933
Lucien Winfield
This Day and Age· 1933
Morry Dover
What Price Innocence?· 1933
Tommy Harrow
High Pressure· 1932
Geoffrey Weston
The Wet Parade· 1932
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
Tom Brown of Culver· 1932
Cpl. John Clarke
Are These Our Children?· 1931
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child· 1931
Bill Stanton
Many a Slip· 1931
Ted Coster
Suicide Fleet· 1931
Kid
All Quiet on the Western Front· 1930
Franz Kemmerich
The Divine Lady· 1928
Young lieutenant
Two to One· 1927
George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders· 1926
Roy Marshall
Boy of Mine· 1923
Bill Latimer
Penrod and Sam· 1923
Penrod Schofield
The Yankee Spirit· 1923
Blue Streak McCoy· 1920
Job the child
The Family Honor· 1920
Little Ben Tucker
The Triflers· 1920
Through Eyes of Men· 1920
Little Billy
Josselyn's Wife· 1919
Tommy Josselyn