Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-05-27 (58 years old)
Deathday
1969-07-05
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Also known As
Nicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III
Nicholas Benton Alexander III
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.
1930
as Franz Kemmerich
1920
as Little Ben Tucker
1937
as Evans (uncredited)
1917
as Child (uncredited)
1933
as Lucien Winfield
1919
as Gondy
1918
as Jim
1919
as Tommy Josselyn
1927
as George Minafer as a Child
1954
as Officer Frank Smith
1920
as Job the child
1937
as Bart
1932
as Geoffrey Weston
2004
as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
1939
as Jeff Palmer
1933
as Morry Dover
1918
as The Lady's son
1934
as Barry Preston
1935
as Tom Miller
1933
as Francis Nolan
1919
as Donald Cameron
1931
as Kid
1936
as George Wallace
1935
as Bob Fender
1934
as Dudley
1941
as Sgt. Paul
1931
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
1938
as Larry Weldon
1933
as Junior Knox
1937
as Don Carter
1937
as Bob Terry
1934
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1937
as Orchestra Leader
1928
as Young lieutenant
1957
as Ab Begley
1939
as Riley
1940
as David
1932
as Cpl. John Clarke
1934
as Joe
1938
as Capt. Don Mayhew
1917
as Bobby Moore
1918
as Orphan
1931
as Bill Stanton
1933
as Tommy Harrow
1935
as Adams
1918
as The Boy's Littlest Brother
1926
as Roy Marshall
1923
as Penrod Schofield
1920
1923
as Bill Latimer
1932
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
1935
as Paul Mathews
1931
as Ted Coster
1940
as Dan Brown, Announcer
1918
as Boy
1919
as Little Dick
1919
as Carroll
1920
as Little Billy
1924
as Sonny
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