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Ben Alexander

Born: 1911-05-27

From: Goldfield, Nevada, USA

About: 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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All Quiet on the Western Front
Franz Kemmerich
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The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
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Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
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A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
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The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
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The Hushed Hour
Gondy
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The Heart of Rachael
Jim
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Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
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Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
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Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
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Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
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Western Gold
Bart
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High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
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Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
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This Day and Age
Morry Dover
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The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
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The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
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Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller
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Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
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The White Heather
Donald Cameron
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Suicide Fleet
Kid
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Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
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The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
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Flirtation
Dudley
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Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
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Are These Our Children?
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
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Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
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Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
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The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
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The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
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Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
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The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
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The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
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Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
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Buried Alive
Riley
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American Portrait
David
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Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
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Once to Every Woman
Joe
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The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
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The Yankee Spirit
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The Little American
Bobby Moore
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Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
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It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton
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What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
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Annapolis Farewell
Adams
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Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
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The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
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Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
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The Triflers
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Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
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The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
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Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews
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Many a Slip
Ted Coster
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The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
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Each Pearl a Tear
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The One Woman
Boy
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The Better Wife
Little Dick
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The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
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Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
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A Self-Made Failure
Sonny
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Big Tremaine
Child
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The Notorious Mrs. Sands
Child
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The Turn in the Road
Bob
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Jealous Husbands
Bobbie / Spud
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