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.

Known For

Man in the Shadow

as Ab Begley

Dragnet

as Officer Frank Smith

Cast Credits

Man in the Shadow

as Ab Begley

Dragnet

as Officer Frank Smith

Criminals Within

as Sgt. Paul

The Leather Pushers

as Dan Brown, Announcer

Buried Alive

as Riley

Convict's Code

as Jeff Palmer

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

as Larry Weldon

The Spy Ring

as Capt. Don Mayhew

The Life of the Party

as Orchestra Leader

The Outer Gate

as Bob Terry

Shall We Dance

as Evans (uncredited)

Red Lights Ahead

as George Wallace

The Fire-Trap

as Bob Fender

Reckless Roads

as Wade Adams

Born to Gamble

as Paul Mathews

Grand Old Girl

as Tom Miller

Flirtation

as Dudley

Most Precious Thing in Life

as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

Stage Mother

as Francis Nolan

This Day and Age

as Morry Dover

Roadhouse Queen

as Junior Knox

What Price Innocence?

as Tommy Harrow

The Vanishing Frontier

as Lucien Winfield

Tom Brown of Culver

as Cpl. John Clarke

The Wet Parade

as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)