Ben Alexander
Actor
Birth Date: May 26, 1911
Death Date: July 5, 1969 — 58 years old
Birth Place: Goldfield, Nevada
Ben Alexander was an American actor who was known for his role in "Dragnet" as Officer Frank Smith. Alexander was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1955 for the same project.
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The Felony Squad
Actor
Desk Sergeant Dan Briggs
Show
1966
People
Actor
The Reporter
Show
1957
Man in the Shadow
Actor
Ab Begley
Movie
1957
DragnetStream
Actor
Officer Frank Smith
Movie
1954
DragnetStream
Actor
Officer Frank Smith
Series
1951
DragnetStream
Writer
Series
1951
Party Time At Club Roma
Actor
Show
1950
Criminals Within
Actor
Sgt. Paul
Movie
1941
Convict's Code
Actor
Jeff Palmer
Movie
1939
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Actor
Larry Weldon
Movie
1938
Shall We DanceStream
Actor
Evans
Movie
1937
Red Lights Ahead
Actor
George Wallace
Movie
1937
The Outer Gate
Actor
Bob Terry
Movie
1937
Western Gold
Actor
Bart
Movie
1937
Legion of Missing Men
Actor
Don Carter
Movie
1937
Grand Old Girl
Actor
Tom Miller
Movie
1936
Annapolis Farewell
Actor
Adams
Movie
1935
Born to Gamble
Actor
Paul Mathews
Movie
1935
The Fire Trap
Actor
Bob Fender
Movie
1935
Flirtation
Actor
Dudley
Movie
1934
Once to Every Woman
Actor
Joe
Movie
1934
The Most Precious Thing in Life
Actor
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Movie
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Actor
Barry Preston
Movie
1934
Stage Mother
Actor
Francis Nolan
Movie
1933
This Day and Age
Actor
Morry Dover
Movie
1933
What Price Innocence?
Actor
Tommy Harrow
Movie
1933
Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Actor
Jimmy's College Friend (uncredited)
Movie
1932
The Vanishing Frontier
Actor
Lucien Winfield
Movie
1932
The Wet Parade
Actor
Evelyn's Friend
Movie
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
Actor
Movie
1932
Suicide Fleet
Actor
Kid
Movie
1931
All Quiet on the Western FrontStream
Actor
Franz Kemmerick
Movie
1930
The Divine Lady
Actor
Young lieutenant
Movie
1928
Two to One
Actor
George Minafer as a Child
Movie
1927
The Highbinders
Actor
Roy Marshall
Movie
1926
Scotty of the Scouts
Actor
Scotty Smith
Movie
1926
Pampered Youth
Actor
George Minafer
Movie
1925
Boy of Mine
Actor
Bill Latimer
Movie
1923
In the Name of the Law
Actor
Harry O'Hara - age 9
Movie
1922
The Triflers
Actor
Rupert Holbrook
Movie
1920
The Lady of the Dug-Out
Actor
The Lady's Son
Movie
1918
Hearts of the World
Actor
The Boy's Littlest Brother
Movie
1918
The Little American
Actor
Bobby Moore
Movie
1917
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