Deceased
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Died aged 58Also known asNicholas Benton "Ben" Alexander III, Nicholas Benton Alexander IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/05/1911Born inGoldfield, Nevada, USADied05/07/1969 (aged 58)Died 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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| 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 |
| 1960 | About FacesSeries | — | 49 |
| 1957 | Man in the ShadowMovie | Ab Begley | 46 |
| 1956 | The Ford ShowSeries | Self | 45 |
| 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 |
| 1940 | The Leather PushersMovie | Dan Brown, Announcer | 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 |
| 1937 | Western GoldMovie | Bart | 26 |
| 1936 | Red Lights AheadMovie | George Wallace | 25 |
| 1935 | Born to GambleMovie | Paul Mathews | 24 |
| 1935 | Grand Old GirlMovie | Tom Miller | 24 |
| 1935 | Annapolis FarewellMovie | Adams | 24 |
| 1935 | The Fire-TrapMovie | Bob Fender | 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 |
| 1933 | Stage MotherMovie | Francis Nolan | 22 |
| 1933 | Roadhouse QueenMovie | Junior Knox | 22 |
| 1933 | What Price Innocence?Movie | Tommy Harrow | 22 |
| 1933 | The Vanishing FrontierMovie | Lucien Winfield | 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 |
| 1931 | Many a SlipMovie | Ted Coster | 20 |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie | Franz Kemmerich | 19 |
| 1927 | Two to OneMovie | George Minafer as a Child | 16 |
| 1926 | The HighbindersMovie | Roy Marshall | 15 |
| 1923 | Jealous HusbandsMovie | Bobbie / Spud | 12 |
| 1920 | The Family HonorMovie | Little Ben Tucker | 9 |
| 1920 | The Notorious Mrs. SandsMovie | Child | 9 |
| 1920 | The TriflersMovie | — | 9 |
| 1919 | The White HeatherMovie | Donald Cameron | 8 |
| 1918 | Hearts of the WorldMovie | The Boy's Littlest Brother | 7 |
| 1918 | The Lady of the DugoutMovie | The Lady's son | 7 |
| 1916 | Each Pearl a TearMovie | — | 5 |