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