Ben Alexander

Ben Alexander

Actor

Goldfield, Nevada, USA
May 27, 1911

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.

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Representative Works

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.8
/ English
Shall We Dance
Shall We Dance
7.3
/ English
Big Tremaine
Big Tremaine
No Rating Yet
/ English
Jealous Husbands
Jealous Husbands
10.0
/ English
Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie
5.3
/ English
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
6.2
/ English
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow
6.7
/ English
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
5.6
/ English
Dragnet
Dragnet
6.1
/ English
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
6.0
/ English
Reckless Roads
Reckless Roads
8.0
/ English
Stage Mother
Stage Mother
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

All Quiet on the Western Front
1930Winner

Best Performance

All Quiet on the Western Front

Shall We Dance
1937Nominee

Best Performance

Shall We Dance

Big Tremaine
1916Nominee

Best Performance

Big Tremaine

Career Highlights

Jealous Husbands
1923Highlight

Best Performance

Jealous Husbands

Little Orphant Annie
1918Highlight

Best Performance

Little Orphant Annie

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