Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ben Alexander
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Movies: 60Series: 6
TMDB ID: 2011
IMDb ID: nm0018273
Known for: Acting
Born: May 27, 1911
Died: July 5, 1969
Age: 58
Place of birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1916 - 2004
Years active: 89
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q1378858
Also known as
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III • Nicholas Benton Alexander III
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Ben Alexander.
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
2004 Movie
6.7
Man in the Shadow
as Ab Begley
1957 Movie
6.0
Dragnet
as Officer Frank Smith
1954 Movie
6.0
Criminals Within
as Sgt. Paul
1941 Movie
The Leather Pushers
as Dan Brown, Announcer
1940 Movie
4.7
Buried Alive
as Riley
1939 Movie
4.8
Convict's Code
as Jeff Palmer
1939 Movie
9.0
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Larry Weldon
1938 Movie
4.5
The Spy Ring
as Capt. Don Mayhew
1938 Movie
5.2
The Life of the Party
as Orchestra Leader
1937 Movie
Western Gold
as Bart
1937 Movie
4.0
The Outer Gate
as Bob Terry
1937 Movie
5.0
The Legion of Missing Men
as Don Carter
1937 Movie
7.3
Shall We Dance
as Evans (uncredited)
1937 Movie
5.2
Red Lights Ahead
as George Wallace
1936 Movie
Annapolis Farewell
as Adams
1935 Movie
4.8
Born to Gamble
as Paul Mathews
1935 Movie
6.5
Grand Old Girl
as Tom Miller
1935 Movie
4.9
Flirtation
as Dudley
1934 Movie
5.2
Most Precious Thing in Life
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1934 Movie
5.2
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Barry Preston
1934 Movie
6.0
Once to Every Woman
as Joe
1934 Movie
5.0
Stage Mother
as Francis Nolan
1933 Movie
3.0
This Day and Age
as Morry Dover
1933 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Ben Alexander.
