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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Franz Kemmerich
1930
The Family Honor
as Little Ben Tucker
1920
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)
1937
A Wife on Trial
as Child (uncredited)
1917
The Vanishing Frontier
as Lucien Winfield
1933
The Hushed Hour
as Gondy
1919
The Heart of Rachael
as Jim
1918
Josselyn's Wife
as Tommy Josselyn
1919
Two to One
as George Minafer as a Child
1927
Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith
1954
Blue Streak McCoy
as Job the child
1920
Western Gold
as Bart
1937
High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston
1932
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
2004
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer
1939
This Day and Age
as Morry Dover
1933
The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son
1918
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston
1934
Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller
1935
Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan
1933
