Deceased

How Did Ben Alexander Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 58

Also known asNicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III, Nicholas Benton Alexander IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/05/1911Born inGoldfield, Nevada, USADied05/07/1969Died inHollywoodCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1378858 ↗TMDb#2011 ↗

Nicholas Benton Alexander III 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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Filmography26 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovie	Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)	93
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	56
1966	BatmanSeries	—	55
1966	Felony SquadSeries	Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs	55
1957	Man in the ShadowMovie	Ab Begley	46
1954	DragnetMovie	Officer Frank Smith	43
1952	This Is Your LifeSeries	Self	41
1951	DragnetSeries	Frank Smith	40
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	39
1940	American PortraitMovie	David	29
1939	Convict's CodeMovie	Jeff Palmer	28
1938	Mr. Doodle Kicks OffMovie	Larry Weldon	27
1937	Shall We DanceMovie	Evans (uncredited)	26
1937	The Outer GateMovie	Bob Terry	26
1935	Born to GambleMovie	Paul Mathews	24
1935	Grand Old GirlMovie	Tom Miller	24
1934	Once to Every WomanMovie	Joe	23
1934	Most Precious Thing in LifeMovie	Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart	23
1934	The Life of Vergie WintersMovie	Barry Preston	23
1933	This Day and AgeMovie	Morry Dover	22
1932	The Wet ParadeMovie	Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)	21
1932	High PressureMovie	Geoffrey Weston	21
1931	It's a Wise ChildMovie	Bill Stanton	20
1930	All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie	Franz Kemmerich	19
1926	The HighbindersMovie	Roy Marshall	15
1918	Hearts of the WorldMovie	The Boy's Littlest Brother	7