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Ben Alexander

Actor / Musician | * 05/26/1911 († 58, 07/05/1969) | Goldfield (United States of America (USA))
Nicholas Benton 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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A wealthy banker is a strict disciplinarian with his nine-year-old son Bill. Finally the day comes when neither Bill nor his mother can put up any more with the father's relentlessness and heavy-hande ...

Boy of Mine

Certification unknown

1923 | 1h 10min
Drama
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An silent adaptation of Booth Tarkington's "The Magnificent Ambersons.". ...

Pampered Youth

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1925 | 1h 10min
Drama
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A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Together with several other young German soldiers, he experiences the horrors of war, such evil of which he ...

All Quiet on the Western Front

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1930 | 3.9/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, War
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Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures f ...

Dragnet

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1951 | 3.2/5 | 30min per episode
Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Ben Alexander

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Ben Alexander as Actor(54)

as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Self (archive footage)1965 Hollywood My Home Town
as Ab Begley1957 Man in the Shadow
as Officer Frank Smith1954 Dragnet
as Sgt. Paul1941 Criminals Within
as David1940 American Portrait
as Dan Brown, Announcer1940 The Leather Pushers
as Jeff Palmer1939 Convict's Code
as Riley1939 Buried Alive
as Larry Weldon1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
as Capt. Don Mayhew1938 The Spy Ring
as Bart1937 Western Gold
as Orchestra Leader1937 The Life of the Party
as Evans (uncredited)1937 Shall We Dance
as Bob Terry1937 The Outer Gate
as Don Carter1937 The Legion of Missing Men
as George Wallace1936 Red Lights Ahead
as Tom Miller1935 Grand Old Girl
as Adams1935 Annapolis Farewell
as Paul Mathews1935 Born to Gamble
as Bob Fender1935 The Fire-Trap
as Joe Wilson1934 Once to Every Woman
as Barry Preston1934 The Life of Vergie Winters
as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart1934 Most Precious Thing in Life
as Dudley1934 Flirtation
as Lucien Winfield1933 The Vanishing Frontier
as Junior Knox1933 Roadhouse Queen
as Francis Nolan1933 Stage Mother
as Tommy Harrow1933 What Price Innocence?
as Morry Dover1933 This Day and Age
as Cpl. John Clarke1932 Tom Brown of Culver
as Geoffrey Weston1932 High Pressure
as Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)1932 The Wet Parade
as Bill Stanton1931 It's a Wise Child
as Kid1931 Suicide Fleet
as Ted Coster1931 Many a Slip
as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby1931 Are These Our Children?
as Franz Kemmerich1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
as Young lieutenant1929 The Divine Lady
as George Minafer as a Child1927 Two to One
as Roy Marshall1926 The Highbinders
as Penrod Schofield1923 Penrod and Sam
as Bill Latimer1923 Boy of Mine
1920 The Triflers
as Job the child1920 Blue Streak McCoy
as Little Ben Tucker1920 The Family Honor
as Gondy1919 The Hushed Hour
as Tommy Josselyn1919 Josselyn's Wife
as The Lady's son1918 The Lady of the Dugout
as The Boy's Littlest Brother1918 Hearts of the World
as Jim1918 The Heart of Rachael
as Orphan1918 Little Orphant Annie
as Child (uncredited)1917 A Wife on Trial
as Bobby Moore1917 The Little American

TV Shows/Series with Ben Alexander as Actor(6)

1967 Judd for the Defense
1966 Felony Squad
1966 Batman
as himself1952 This Is Your Life
as Officer Frank Smith1951 Dragnet
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour

Full Name: Ben Alexander
Born: Friday, 05/26 1911 (May) in Goldfield (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 07/05 1969 (July) in Hollywood (aged: 58)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hollywood High School
Ben Alexander frequently works together with these people:
Jack Webb (6x, Crew)
Cecil B. DeMille (6x, Crew)
Natalie Masters (6x, Actress)
Howard Duff (5x, Actor)
Richard Bakalyan (5x, Actor)
James Gleason (4x, Actor)
William Boyett (4x, Actor)
Howard Hickman (4x, Actor)
Richard Cromwell (4x, Actor)
George Irving (4x, Actor)
Evalyn Knapp (3x, Actress)
Van Nest Polglase (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1361057, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024