Biography 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.
Filmography 73 Movies (65) Man in the Shadow
1957
Ab Begley
Dragnet
1954
Officer Frank Smith
Criminals Within
1941
Sgt. Paul
The Leather Pushers
1940
Dan Brown, Announcer
American Portrait
1940
David
Convict's Code
1939
Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
1938
Larry Weldon
The Spy Ring
1938
Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party
1937
Orchestra Leader
The Outer Gate
1937
Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men
1937
Don Carter
Shall We Dance
1937
Evans (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead
1936
George Wallace
The Fire-Trap
1935
Bob Fender
Annapolis Farewell
1935
Adams
Reckless Roads
1935
Wade Adams
Born to Gamble
1935
Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl
1935
Tom Miller
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934
Barry Preston
Once to Every Woman
1934
Joe
Stage Mother
1933
Francis Nolan
This Day and Age
1933
Morry Dover
Roadhouse Queen
1933
Junior Knox
What Price Innocence?
1933
Tommy Harrow
The Vanishing Frontier
1933
Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
Cpl. John Clarke
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