Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Acting

Born 1911-05-27

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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

Popular credits

All Quiet on the Western Front
7.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

Franz Kemmerich

Batman
7.3

Batman

Shall We Dance
7.3

Shall We Dance

Evans (uncredited)

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Man in the Shadow
6.7

Man in the Shadow

Ab Begley

Dragnet
6.4

Dragnet

Frank Smith

Dragnet
6.0

Dragnet

Officer Frank Smith

The Divine Lady
5.2

The Divine Lady

Young lieutenant

Hearts of the World
6.0

Hearts of the World

The Boy's Littlest Brother

The Little American
6.3

The Little American

Bobby Moore

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

This Is Your Life
6.4

This Is Your Life

Self

High Pressure
5.4

High Pressure

Geoffrey Weston

The Lady of the Dugout
5.9

The Lady of the Dugout

The Lady's son

The Life of Vergie Winters
5.2

The Life of Vergie Winters

Barry Preston

Once to Every Woman
6.0

Once to Every Woman

Joe

Suicide Fleet
4.3

Suicide Fleet

Kid

Convict's Code
4.8

Convict's Code

Jeff Palmer

Buried Alive
4.7

Buried Alive

Riley

Flirtation
4.9

Flirtation

Dudley

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