Acting · Goldfield, Nevada, USA · Born May 27, 1911
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.
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
TVFelony Squad
1966
as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
TVBatman
1966
About Faces
1960
MovieMan in the Shadow
1957
as Ab Begley
The Ford Show
1956
as Self
MovieDragnet
1954
as Officer Frank Smith
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
TVDragnet
1951
as Frank Smith
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieCriminals Within
1941
as Sgt. Paul
MovieThe Leather Pushers
1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
1940
as David
MovieBuried Alive
1939
as Riley
MovieConvict's Code
1939
as Jeff Palmer
MovieMr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
as Larry Weldon
MovieThe Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
MovieThe Life of the Party
1937
as Orchestra Leader
MovieWestern Gold
1937
as Bart
MovieThe Outer Gate
1937
as Bob Terry
MovieThe Legion of Missing Men
1937
as Don Carter
MovieShall We Dance
1937
as Evans (uncredited)
MovieRed Lights Ahead
1936
as George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
1935
as Bob Fender
MovieAnnapolis Farewell
1935
as Adams
MovieReckless Roads
1935
as Wade Adams
MovieBorn to Gamble
1935
as Paul Mathews
MovieGrand Old Girl
1935
as Tom Miller
MovieFlirtation
1934
as Dudley
MovieMost Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
MovieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934
as Barry Preston
MovieOnce to Every Woman
1934
as Joe
MovieStage Mother
1933
as Francis Nolan
MovieThis Day and Age
1933
as Morry Dover
MovieRoadhouse Queen
1933
as Junior Knox
MovieWhat Price Innocence?
1933
as Tommy Harrow
MovieThe Vanishing Frontier
1933
as Lucien Winfield
MovieTom Brown of Culver
1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
MovieThe Wet Parade
1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
MovieHigh Pressure
1932
as Geoffrey Weston
MovieSuicide Fleet
1931
as Kid
MovieAre These Our Children?
1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
MovieIt's a Wise Child
1931
as Bill Stanton
MovieMany a Slip
1931
as Ted Coster
MovieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Franz Kemmerich
MovieThe Divine Lady
1928
as Young lieutenant
Two to One
1927
as George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders
1926
as Roy Marshall
A Self-Made Failure
1924
as Sonny
MovieBoy of Mine
1923
as Bill Latimer
MovieJealous Husbands
1923
as Bobbie / Spud
MovieThe Yankee Spirit
1923
MoviePenrod and Sam
1923
as Penrod Schofield
MovieBlue Streak McCoy
1920
as Job the child
MovieThrough Eyes of Men
1920
as Little Billy
MovieThe Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920
as Child
MovieThe Family Honor
1920
as Little Ben Tucker
MovieThe Triflers
1920
MovieThe Better Wife
1919
as Little Dick
MovieThe White Heather
1919
as Donald Cameron
MovieThe Mayor of Filbert
1919
as Carroll
MovieThe Hushed Hour
1919
as Gondy
MovieJosselyn's Wife
1919
as Tommy Josselyn
MovieThe Turn in the Road
1919
as Bob
MovieLittle Orphant Annie
1918
as Orphan
MovieThe Heart of Rachael
1918
as Jim
MovieThe One Woman
1918
as Boy
MovieThe Lady of the Dugout
1918
as The Lady's son
MovieHearts of the World
1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
MovieA Wife on Trial
1917
as Child (uncredited)
MovieThe Little American
1917
as Bobby Moore
MovieBig Tremaine
1916
as Child
MovieEach Pearl a Tear
1916
