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.

Cast

All Quiet on the Western Front

Franz Kemmerich

The Family Honor

Little Ben Tucker

Evans (uncredited)

A Wife on Trial

Child (uncredited)

The Vanishing Frontier

Lucien Winfield

The Hushed Hour

The Heart of Rachael

Josselyn's Wife

George Minafer as a Child

Officer Frank Smith

Blue Streak McCoy

Geoffrey Weston

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

This Day and Age

The Lady of the Dugout

The Life of Vergie Winters

The White Heather

Red Lights Ahead

Criminals Within

Are These Our Children?

Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Roadhouse Queen

The Legion of Missing Men

Most Precious Thing in Life

Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

The Life of the Party

Orchestra Leader

The Divine Lady

Young lieutenant

Man in the Shadow

American Portrait

Tom Brown of Culver

Cpl. John Clarke

Once to Every Woman

Capt. Don Mayhew

The Yankee Spirit

The Little American

Little Orphant Annie

It's a Wise Child

What Price Innocence?

Annapolis Farewell

Hearts of the World

The Boy's Littlest Brother

The Highbinders

Penrod Schofield

Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

The Leather Pushers

Dan Brown, Announcer

Each Pearl a Tear

The Better Wife

The Mayor of Filbert

Through Eyes of Men

A Self-Made Failure

The Notorious Mrs. Sands

The Turn in the Road