ACTOR · FROM GOLDFIELD, USA
Ben Alexander
1911–196971 credits since 1916
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ABOUT BEN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born27 May 1911
Died5 July 1969
BirthplaceGoldfield, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora10 of 70 titles
Known for
The titles people know Ben from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 10
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- All Quiet on the Western FrontIMDb 8.1
- Working since
- 1916
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1960s
4 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
1 episode
as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs · 73 episodes
Series1 episode
About Faces
Not on Cineora1 episode
The 1950s
3 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Ab Begley
Movieas Officer Frank Smith
Seriesas Frank Smith · 276 episodes
The 1940s
3 titles
as Sgt. Paul
as Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
Not on Cineoraas David
The 1930s
32 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Riley
as Jeff Palmer
as Larry Weldon
as Capt. Don Mayhew
as Orchestra Leader
as Bart
as Bob Terry
as Don Carter
The 1920s
13 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
Movieas Young lieutenant
Two to One
Not on Cineoraas George Minafer as a Child
The Highbinders
Not on Cineoraas Roy Marshall
A Self-Made Failure
Not on Cineoraas Sonny
as Bill Latimer
as Bobbie / Spud
as Penrod Schofield
The 1910s
15 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
as Little Dick
as Donald Cameron
as Carroll
as Gondy
as Tommy Josselyn
as Bob
as Orphan
as Jim
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Ben’s titles.
