1911-05-27 Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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Man in the Shadow | Ab Begley | 1957-12-12 |
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Dragnet | Officer Frank Smith | 1954-09-04 |
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Criminals Within | Sgt. Paul | 1941-06-27 |
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The Leather Pushers | Dan Brown, Announcer | 1940-09-13 |
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American Portrait | David | 1940-07-31 |
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Buried Alive | Riley | 1939-11-06 |
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Convict's Code | Jeff Palmer | 1939-01-18 |
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The Spy Ring | Capt. Don Mayhew | 1938-01-08 |
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Mr. Doodle Kicks Off | Larry Weldon | 1938-10-07 |
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The Life of the Party | Orchestra Leader | 1937-09-03 |
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The Outer Gate | Bob Terry | 1937-08-04 |
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The Legion of Missing Men | Don Carter | 1937-07-28 |
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Western Gold | Bart | 1937-08-27 |
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Shall We Dance | Evans (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
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Red Lights Ahead | George Wallace | 1936-11-28 |
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Annapolis Farewell | Adams | 1935-08-23 |
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The Fire-Trap | Bob Fender | 1935-11-26 |
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Grand Old Girl | Tom Miller | 1935-01-15 |
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Born to Gamble | Paul Mathews | 1935-07-09 |
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Once to Every Woman | Joe | 1934-03-24 |
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Most Precious Thing in Life | Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart | 1934-06-15 |
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Flirtation | Dudley | 1934-11-09 |
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The Life of Vergie Winters | Barry Preston | 1934-06-14 |
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Roadhouse Queen | Junior Knox | 1933-06-29 |
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Stage Mother | Francis Nolan | 1933-09-29 |
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This Day and Age | Morry Dover | 1933-08-25 |
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The Vanishing Frontier | Lucien Winfield | 1933-03-13 |
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What Price Innocence? | Tommy Harrow | 1933-06-24 |
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Tom Brown of Culver | Cpl. John Clarke | 1932-06-30 |
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High Pressure | Geoffrey Weston | 1932-01-10 |
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The Wet Parade | Evelyn's Friend (uncredited) | 1932-03-26 |
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It's a Wise Child | Bill Stanton | 1931-04-10 |
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Many a Slip | Ted Coster | 1931-03-02 |
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Suicide Fleet | Kid | 1931-11-20 |
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Are These Our Children? | Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby | 1931-11-13 |
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All Quiet on the Western Front | Franz Kemmerich | 1930-04-29 |
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The Divine Lady | Young lieutenant | 1928-12-26 |
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Two to One | George Minafer as a Child | 1927-12-31 |
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The Highbinders | Roy Marshall | 1926-03-21 |
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Boy of Mine | Bill Latimer | 1923-12-30 |
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The Yankee Spirit | 1923-09-02 | |
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Penrod and Sam | Penrod Schofield | 1923-06-18 |
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The Triflers | 1920-01-12 | |
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The Family Honor | Little Ben Tucker | 1920-03-15 |
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Blue Streak McCoy | Job the child | 1920-08-23 |
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Through Eyes of Men | Little Billy | 1920-06-01 |
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The Mayor of Filbert | Carroll | 1919-05-25 |
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The Hushed Hour | Gondy | 1919-05-18 |
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Josselyn's Wife | Tommy Josselyn | 1919-05-05 |
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The White Heather | Donald Cameron | 1919-06-29 |
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The Better Wife | Little Dick | 1919-07-13 |
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The One Woman | Boy | 1918-10-01 |
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The Lady of the Dugout | The Lady's son | 1918-09-01 |
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The Heart of Rachael | Jim | 1918-10-04 |
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Little Orphant Annie | Orphan | 1918-12-31 |
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Hearts of the World | The Boy's Littlest Brother | 1918-03-11 |
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A Wife on Trial | Child (uncredited) | 1917-07-30 |
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The Little American | Bobby Moore | 1917-07-12 |
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Each Pearl a Tear | 1916-08-31 |