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.

Filmography

• Judd, for the Defense
• Batman
• Felony Squad — Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
• About Faces
• 1957Man in the Shadow — Ab Begley
• 1954Dragnet — Officer Frank Smith
• Dragnet — Frank Smith, Screenplay
• 1941Criminals Within — Sgt. Paul
• 1940American Portrait — David
• 1940The Leather Pushers — Dan Brown, Announcer
• 1939Buried Alive — Riley
• 1939Convict's Code — Jeff Palmer
• 1938Mr. Doodle Kicks Off — Larry Weldon
• 1938The Spy Ring — Capt. Don Mayhew
• 1937Shall We Dance — Evans (uncredited)
• 1937The Legion of Missing Men — Don Carter
• 1937The Life of the Party — Orchestra Leader
• 1937The Outer Gate — Bob Terry
• 1937Western Gold — Bart
• 1936Red Lights Ahead — George Wallace
• 1935Annapolis Farewell — Adams
• 1935Born to Gamble — Paul Mathews
• 1935Grand Old Girl — Tom Miller
• 1935Reckless Roads — Wade Adams
• 1935The Fire-Trap — Bob Fender
• 1934Flirtation — Dudley
• 1934Most Precious Thing in Life — Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
• 1934Once to Every Woman — Joe
• 1934The Life of Vergie Winters — Barry Preston
• 1933Roadhouse Queen — Junior Knox
• 1933Stage Mother — Francis Nolan
• 1933The Vanishing Frontier — Lucien Winfield
• 1933This Day and Age — Morry Dover
• 1933What Price Innocence? — Tommy Harrow
• 1932High Pressure — Geoffrey Weston
• 1932The Wet Parade — Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
• 1932Tom Brown of Culver — Cpl. John Clarke
• 1931Are These Our Children? — Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
• 1931It's a Wise Child — Bill Stanton
• 1931Many a Slip — Ted Coster
• 1931Suicide Fleet — Kid
• 1930All Quiet on the Western Front — Franz Kemmerich
• 1928The Divine Lady — Young lieutenant
• 1927Two to One — George Minafer as a Child
• 1926The Highbinders — Roy Marshall
• 1924A Self-Made Failure — Sonny
• 1923Boy of Mine — Bill Latimer
• 1923Jealous Husbands — Bobbie / Spud
• 1923Penrod and Sam — Penrod Schofield
• 1923The Yankee Spirit
• 1920Blue Streak McCoy — Job the child
• 1920The Family Honor — Little Ben Tucker
• 1920The Notorious Mrs. Sands — Child
• 1920The Triflers
• 1920Through Eyes of Men — Little Billy
• 1919Josselyn's Wife — Tommy Josselyn
• 1919The Better Wife — Little Dick
• 1919The Hushed Hour — Gondy
• 1919The Mayor of Filbert — Carroll
• 1919The Turn in the Road — Bob
• 1919The White Heather — Donald Cameron
• 1918Hearts of the World — The Boy's Littlest Brother
• 1918Little Orphant Annie — Orphan
• 1918The Heart of Rachael — Jim
• 1918The Lady of the Dugout — The Lady's son
• 1918The One Woman — Boy
• 1917A Wife on Trial — Child (uncredited)
• 1917The Little American — Bobby Moore
• 1916Big Tremaine — Child
• 1916Each Pearl a Tear

Appearances as themselves (3)

• The Ford Show — Self
• This Is Your Life — Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self