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Ben Alexander
Born
27 May 1911
Died
5 July 1969
Place
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Acting

Ben Alexander

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.

As actor

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

1957 · Ab Begley
Dragnet

Dragnet

1954 · Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within

Criminals Within

1941 · Sgt. Paul

American Portrait

1940 · David
The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

1940 · Dan Brown, Announcer
Convict's Code

Convict's Code

1939 · Jeff Palmer
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

1939 · Riley
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938 · Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring

The Spy Ring

1938 · Capt. Don Mayhew
Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937 · Evans (uncredited)
Western Gold

Western Gold

1937 · Bart
The Legion of Missing Men

The Legion of Missing Men

1937 · Don Carter
The Outer Gate

The Outer Gate

1937 · Bob Terry
The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

1937 · Orchestra Leader
Red Lights Ahead

Red Lights Ahead

1936 · George Wallace
Grand Old Girl

Grand Old Girl

1935 · Tom Miller

The Fire-Trap

1935 · Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell

Annapolis Farewell

1935 · Adams
Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

1935 · Paul Mathews
Reckless Roads

Reckless Roads

1935 · Wade Adams
The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934 · Barry Preston
Flirtation

Flirtation

1934 · Dudley
Most Precious Thing in Life

Most Precious Thing in Life

1934 · Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

1934 · Joe
The Vanishing Frontier

The Vanishing Frontier

1933 · Lucien Winfield
This Day and Age

This Day and Age

1933 · Morry Dover
Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933 · Francis Nolan
Roadhouse Queen

Roadhouse Queen

1933 · Junior Knox
What Price Innocence?

What Price Innocence?

1933 · Tommy Harrow
High Pressure

High Pressure

1932 · Geoffrey Weston