Ben Alexander
Actor
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.
Filmography
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited) 1937
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage) 2004
Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley 1957
Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith 1954
The Divine Lady
as Young lieutenant 1928
Hearts of the World
as The Boy's Littlest Brother 1918
The Little American
as Bobby Moore 1917
High Pressure
as Geoffrey Weston 1932
The Lady of the Dugout
as The Lady's son 1918
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston 1934
Once to Every Woman
as Joe 1934
Suicide Fleet
as Kid 1931
Buried Alive
as Riley 1939
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer 1939
Flirtation
as Dudley 1934
Are These Our Children?
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby 1931