Ben Alexander
Acting
🎂 1911-05-27
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.
Cast credits(69)
Frank Smith
1951
Self
1950
Self
1952
1966
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
1966
Self
1956
1967
1960
Franz Kemmerich
1930
Ab Begley
1957
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
2004
Officer Frank Smith
1954
Evans (uncredited)
1937
Morry Dover
1933
Jeff Palmer
1939
Francis Nolan
1933
Don Carter
1937
Kid
1931
Jim
1918
Riley
1939
Larry Weldon
1938
Sgt. Paul
1941
Cpl. John Clarke
1932
Geoffrey Weston
1932
Barry Preston
1934
Bart
1937
Adams
1935
Little Dick
1919
George Wallace
1936
The Boy's Littlest Brother
1918
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1934
Bill Latimer
1923
Orchestra Leader
1937
Dan Brown, Announcer
1940
Tommy Josselyn
1919
Lucien Winfield
1933
Young lieutenant
1928
Bill Stanton
1931
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
1932
Bob Terry
1937
Joe
1934
Bobby Moore
1917
1920
Orphan
1918
Tom Miller
1935
Little Ben Tucker
1920
Ted Coster
1931
Capt. Don Mayhew
1938
Gondy
1919
The Lady's son
1918
Boy
1918
Paul Mathews
1935
George Minafer as a Child
1927
Dudley
1934
Tommy Harrow
1933
David
1940
Junior Knox
1933
Roy Marshall
1926
Penrod Schofield
1923
Job the child
1920
1923
Child (uncredited)
1917
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
1931
Donald Cameron
1919
Little Billy
1920
Carroll
1919
1916
Bob Fender
1935
Sonny
1924