Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

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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All Quiet on the Western Front

As Franz Kemmerich

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The Family Honor

As Little Ben Tucker

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Shall We Dance

As Evans (uncredited)

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A Wife on Trial

As Child (uncredited)

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The Vanishing Frontier

As Lucien Winfield

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The Hushed Hour

As Gondy

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The Heart of Rachael

As Jim

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Josselyn's Wife

As Tommy Josselyn

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Two to One

As George Minafer as a Child

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Dragnet

As Officer Frank Smith

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Blue Streak McCoy

As Job the child

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Western Gold

As Bart

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High Pressure

As Geoffrey Weston

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

As Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

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Convict's Code

As Jeff Palmer

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This Day and Age

As Morry Dover

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The Lady of the Dugout

As The Lady's son

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The Life of Vergie Winters

As Barry Preston

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Grand Old Girl

As Tom Miller

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Stage Mother

As Francis Nolan

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The White Heather

As Donald Cameron

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Suicide Fleet

As Kid

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Red Lights Ahead

As George Wallace

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The Fire-Trap

As Bob Fender

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Flirtation

As Dudley

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Criminals Within

As Sgt. Paul

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Are These Our Children?

As Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

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Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

As Larry Weldon

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Roadhouse Queen

As Junior Knox

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The Legion of Missing Men

As Don Carter

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The Outer Gate

As Bob Terry

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Most Precious Thing in Life

As Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

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The Life of the Party

As Orchestra Leader

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The Divine Lady

As Young lieutenant

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Man in the Shadow

As Ab Begley

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Buried Alive

As Riley

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American Portrait

As David

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Tom Brown of Culver

As Cpl. John Clarke

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Once to Every Woman

As Joe Wilson

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The Spy Ring

As Capt. Don Mayhew

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The Yankee Spirit

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The Little American

As Bobby Moore

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Little Orphant Annie

As Orphan

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It's a Wise Child

As Bill Stanton

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What Price Innocence?

As Tommy Harrow

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Annapolis Farewell

As Adams

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Hearts of the World

As The Boy's Littlest Brother

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The Highbinders

As Roy Marshall

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Penrod and Sam

As Penrod Schofield

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The Triflers

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Boy of Mine

As Bill Latimer

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The Wet Parade

As Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

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Born to Gamble

As Paul Mathews

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Many a Slip

As Ted Coster

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The Leather Pushers

As Dan Brown, Announcer

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Each Pearl a Tear

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The One Woman

As Boy

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

As Self

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Batman

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Dragnet

As Frank Smith

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Felony Squad

As Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

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This Is Your Life

As Self

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Judd for the Defense

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About Faces

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The Ford Show

As Self