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.
1967Judd, for the DefenseTV show1 episodes1966Felony SquadTV showas Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs · 73 episodes1966BatmanTV show1 episodes1957Man in the ShadowMovieas Ab Begley1954DragnetMovieas Officer Frank Smith1952This Is Your LifeTV showas Self · 1 episodes1951DragnetTV showas Frank Smith · Screenplay · 276 episodes1950The Colgate Comedy HourTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1941Criminals WithinMovieas Sgt. Paul
1940The Leather PushersMovieas Dan Brown, Announcer1939Buried AliveMovieas Riley1939Convict's CodeMovieas Jeff Palmer
1938Mr. Doodle Kicks OffMovieas Larry Weldon
1938The Spy RingMovieas Capt. Don Mayhew
1937The Life of the PartyMovieas Orchestra Leader
1937Western GoldMovieas Bart
1937The Outer GateMovieas Bob Terry
1937The Legion of Missing MenMovieas Don Carter1937Shall We DanceMovieas Evans (uncredited)
1936Red Lights AheadMovieas George Wallace
1935Annapolis FarewellMovieas Adams
1935Reckless RoadsMovieas Wade Adams
1935Born to GambleMovieas Paul Mathews
1935Grand Old GirlMovieas Tom Miller
1934FlirtationMovieas Dudley
1934Most Precious Thing in LifeMovieas Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart1934The Life of Vergie WintersMovieas Barry Preston1934Once to Every WomanMovieas Joe
1933Stage MotherMovieas Francis Nolan
1933This Day and AgeMovieas Morry Dover
1933Roadhouse QueenMovieas Junior Knox
1933What Price Innocence?Movieas Tommy Harrow
1933The Vanishing FrontierMovieas Lucien Winfield
1932Tom Brown of CulverMovieas Cpl. John Clarke
1932The Wet ParadeMovieas Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)1932High PressureMovieas Geoffrey Weston1931Suicide FleetMovieas Kid1931Are These Our Children?Movieas Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
1931It's a Wise ChildMovieas Bill Stanton
1931Many a SlipMovieas Ted Coster1930All Quiet on the Western FrontMovieas Franz Kemmerich1928The Divine LadyMovieas Young lieutenant
1923Boy of MineMovieas Bill Latimer
1923Jealous HusbandsMovieas Bobbie / Spud
1923The Yankee SpiritMovie
1923Penrod and SamMovieas Penrod Schofield
1920Blue Streak McCoyMovieas Job the child
1920Through Eyes of MenMovieas Little Billy
1920The Notorious Mrs. SandsMovieas Child
1920The Family HonorMovieas Little Ben Tucker
1920The TriflersMovie
1919The Better WifeMovieas Little Dick
1919The White HeatherMovieas Donald Cameron
1919The Mayor of FilbertMovieas Carroll
1919The Hushed HourMovieas Gondy
1919Josselyn's WifeMovieas Tommy Josselyn
1919The Turn in the RoadMovieas Bob
1918Little Orphant AnnieMovieas Orphan
1918The Heart of RachaelMovieas Jim
1918The One WomanMovieas Boy1918The Lady of the DugoutMovieas The Lady's son1918Hearts of the WorldMovieas The Boy's Littlest Brother
1917A Wife on TrialMovieas Child (uncredited)1917The Little AmericanMovieas Bobby Moore
1916Big TremaineMovieas Child
1916Each Pearl a TearMovie