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Ben Alexander
Actor, Writer
Born May 27, 1911Died July 5, 1969 (58 years)
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 Filmography
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 · as Self |
| 1965 | Hollywood My Home Town · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Officer Frank Smith In Dragnet (archive Footage) |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) · as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Take a Good Look (TV Series) · as Panelist |
| 1957 | Man in the Shadow · as Ab Begley |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Mr. Blink |
| 1954 | Dragnet · as Officer Frank Smith |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Frank Smith |
| 1941 | Criminals Within · as Sgt. Paul |
| 1939 | Buried Alive · as Riley |
| 1939 | Convict's Code · as Jeff Palmer |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off · as Larry Weldon |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring · as Capt. Don Mayhew |
| 1937 | The Life of the Party · as Orchestra Leader |
| 1937 | Western Gold · as Bart |
| 1937 | The Outer Gate · as Bob Terry |
| 1937 | The Legion of Missing Men · as Don Carter |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance · as Evans (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Red Lights Ahead · as George Wallace |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage · as Eggleston |
| 1935 | The Fire-Trap · as Bob Fender |
| 1935 | Splendor · as Western Union Messenger |
| 1935 | Born to Gamble · as Paul Mathews |
| 1935 | Grand Old Girl · as Tom Miller |
| 1934 | Flirtation · as Dudley |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Winters · as Barry Preston |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in Life · as Gideon 'gubby' Gerhart |
| 1934 | Once to Every Woman · as Joe |
| 1933 | Stage Mother · as Francis Nolan |
| 1933 | This Day and Age · as Morry Dover |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver · as Cpl. John Clarke |
| 1932 | The Strange Love of Molly Louvain · as Jimmy's College Friend |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade · as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1932 | High Pressure · as Geoffrey Weston |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet · as Kid |
| 1931 | Are These Our Children · as Nicholas 'nick' Crosby |
| 1931 | It's a Wise Child · as Bill Stanton |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front · as Franz Kemmerich |
| 1928 | The Divine Lady · as Young Lieutenant |
| 1927 | Two to One · as George Minafer As A Child |
| 1925 | Pampered Youth · as George Minafer, As A Child |
| 1923 | Penrod and Sam · as Penrod Schofield |
| 1918 | Little Orphant Annie · as Orphan |
| 1918 | The Lady of the Dugout · as The Lady's Son |
| 1918 | Hearts of the World · as The Boy's Littlest Brother |
| 1917 | The Little American · as Bobby Moore |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) |