Known For
Acting
Known Credits
73
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 27, 1911 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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.
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defenseas | |
| 1966 | Felony Squadas Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs | |
| 1966 | Batmanas | |
| 1960 | About Facesas | |
| 1957 | Man in the Shadowas Ab Begley | |
| 1956 | The Ford Showas Self | |
| 1954 | Dragnetas Officer Frank Smith | |
| 1952 | This Is Your Lifeas Self | |
| 1951 | Dragnetas Frank Smith | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Houras Self | |
| 1941 | Criminals Withinas Sgt. Paul | |
| 1940 | The Leather Pushersas Dan Brown, Announcer | |
| 1940 | American Portraitas David | |
| 1939 | Buried Aliveas Riley | |
| 1939 | Convict's Codeas Jeff Palmer | |
| 1938 | Mr. Doodle Kicks Offas Larry Weldon | |
| 1938 | The Spy Ringas Capt. Don Mayhew | |
| 1937 | The Life of the Partyas Orchestra Leader | |
| 1937 | Western Goldas Bart | |
| 1937 | The Outer Gateas Bob Terry | |
| 1937 | The Legion of Missing Menas Don Carter | |
| 1937 | Shall We Danceas Evans (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Red Lights Aheadas George Wallace | |
| 1935 | The Fire-Trapas Bob Fender | |
| 1935 | Annapolis Farewellas Adams | |
| 1935 | Reckless Roadsas Wade Adams | |
| 1935 | Born to Gambleas Paul Mathews | |
| 1935 | Grand Old Girlas Tom Miller | |
| 1934 | Flirtationas Dudley | |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in Lifeas Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart | |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Wintersas Barry Preston | |
| 1934 | Once to Every Womanas Joe | |
| 1933 | Stage Motheras Francis Nolan | |
| 1933 | This Day and Ageas Morry Dover | |
| 1933 | Roadhouse Queenas Junior Knox | |
| 1933 | What Price Innocence?as Tommy Harrow | |
| 1933 | The Vanishing Frontieras Lucien Winfield | |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culveras Cpl. John Clarke | |
| 1932 | The Wet Paradeas Evelyn's Friend (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | High Pressureas Geoffrey Weston | |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleetas Kid | |
| 1931 | Are These Our Children?as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby | |
| 1931 | It's a Wise Childas Bill Stanton | |
| 1931 | Many a Slipas Ted Coster | |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Frontas Franz Kemmerich | |
| 1928 | The Divine Ladyas Young lieutenant | |
| 1927 | Two to Oneas George Minafer as a Child | |
| 1926 | The Highbindersas Roy Marshall | |
| 1924 | A Self-Made Failureas Sonny | |
| 1923 | Boy of Mineas Bill Latimer | |
| 1923 | Jealous Husbandsas Bobbie / Spud | |
| 1923 | The Yankee Spiritas | |
| 1923 | Penrod and Samas Penrod Schofield | |
| 1920 | Blue Streak McCoyas Job the child | |
| 1920 | Through Eyes of Menas Little Billy | |
| 1920 | The Notorious Mrs. Sandsas Child | |
| 1920 | The Family Honoras Little Ben Tucker | |
| 1920 | The Triflersas | |
| 1919 | The Better Wifeas Little Dick | |
| 1919 | The White Heatheras Donald Cameron | |
| 1919 | The Mayor of Filbertas Carroll | |
| 1919 | The Hushed Houras Gondy | |
| 1919 | Josselyn's Wifeas Tommy Josselyn | |
| 1919 | The Turn in the Roadas Bob | |
| 1918 | Little Orphant Annieas Orphan | |
| 1918 | The Heart of Rachaelas Jim | |
| 1918 | The One Womanas Boy | |
| 1918 | The Lady of the Dugoutas The Lady's son | |
| 1918 | Hearts of the Worldas The Boy's Littlest Brother | |
| 1917 | A Wife on Trialas Child (uncredited) | |
| 1917 | The Little Americanas Bobby Moore | |
| 1916 | Big Tremaineas Child | |
| 1916 | Each Pearl a Tearas |
