Ben Alexander

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win See more awards »

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Felony Squad (1966)

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Dragnet (1951)

Dragnet (1954)

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Actor (90 titles)

1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

– The Law and Order Blues: Part 2 (1969) … Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs (unconfirmed)

1966-1969 Felony Squad (TV series)
Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

– The Law and Order Blues (1969) … Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

– Blind Terror (1969) … Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

– Conspiracy of Power: Part 2 (1969) … Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

– Conspiracy of Power: Part 1 (1969) … Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

– The Last Man in the World (1969) … Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

See all 73 episodes »

1966 Batman (TV series)
Detective Beside Trash Can

– The Yegg Foes in Gotham (1966) … Detective Beside Trash Can (uncredited)

1952-1959 Dragnet (TV series)
Officer Frank Smith / Off. Frank Smith / Officer Frank Smith #2 / …

– The Big Counterfeit (1959) … Sgt. Frank Smith

– The Big Oskar (1958) … Officer Frank Smith

– The Big War (1958) … Officer Frank Smith

– The Big Jade (1958) … Officer Frank Smith

– The Big Constitution (1957) … Officer Frank Smith

See all 54 episodes »

1957 People (TV movie)
The reporter

1957/I Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley

1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Mr. Blink

– The Lie Detector Game (1957) … Mr. Blink

1954 Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith

1950 Party Time at Club Roma (TV series)
Host (1950-51)

1943 Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul, the Traitor

1940 The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer

1939 Buried Alive
Riley

1939 Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer

1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon

1938 Russian Dressing (short)
Band Leader Bill Farraday

1938 The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew

1937 The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

1937 Western Gold
Bart

1937 The Outer Gate
Bob Terry

1937 The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter

1937 Shall We Dance
Evans - a Bandleader (uncredited)

1936 Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace

1936 Hearts in Bondage
Eggleston

1935 The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender

1935 Splendor
Bit Part (uncredited)

1935 Annapolis Farewell
Adams

1935 Reckless Roads
Wade Adams

1935 Born to Gamble
Paul Mathews

1935 Grand Old Girl
Tom Miller

1934 Flirtation
Dudley

1934 The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston

1934 The Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

1934 Once to Every Woman
Joe

1933 Stage Mother
Francis Nolan

1933 This Day and Age
Morry Dover

1933 What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow

1933 Daddy Knows Best (short)
Billy Todd

1933 Roadhouse Queen (short)
Junior Knox

1933 Mister Mugg (short)

1933 Alias the Professor (short)

1932 The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield

1932 Tom Brown of Culver
Ralph

1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Jimmy's College Friend (uncredited)

1932 The Wet Parade
Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)

1932 High Pressure
Geoffrey Weston

1931 Suicide Fleet
Kid

1931 Are These Our Children
Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

1931 It's a Wise Child
Bill Stanton

1931 Many a Slip
Ted Coster

1931 A Wise Child

1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
Kemmerich

1929 The Lunkhead (short)
Ben - Billy's Chum

1929 The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant

1927 Fighting for Fame
Danny Ryan

1926 Scotty of the Scouts
Scotty Smith

1926 The Highbinders
Roy Marshall

1925 The Shining Adventure
Benny

1925 Wildcat Willie (short) (as Bennie Alexander)

1925 Pampered Youth
George Minafer, as a child

1925 Flaming Love
Benny Keene

1924 Dirty Hands (short) (as Bennie Alexander)

1924 A Self-Made Failure
Sonny

1924 Junior Partner (short) (as Bennie Alexander)

1924 Barnum Junior (short) (as Bennie Alexander)

1923 Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer

1923 Jealous Husbands
Bobbie (later called Spud)

1923 The Yankee Spirit (short) (as Bennie Alexander)

1923 Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield

1922 In the Name of the Law
Harry O'Hara (age 9) (prologue)

1921 The Heart Line
The Child

1920 Blue Streak McCoy

1920 Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy

1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands
Child

1920 The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker

1920 The Triflers
Rupert Holbrook (as Benny Alexander)

1919 The Better Wife
Little Dick

1919 Tangled Threads
'Sonny Boy' Wayne

1919 The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll (as Bennie Alexander)

1919 The Hushed Hour
Gondy

1919 Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn

1919 The White Heather
Donald Cameron

1919 The Turn in the Road
Bob

1918 Little Orphant Annie
Orphan

1918 The One Woman
Boy

1918 The Heart of Rachael
Jim

1918 The Lady of the Dugout
Lady's Son

1918 Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother

1917 The Little American
Bobby Moore

1916 Each Pearl a Tear

1916 Macbeth (unconfirmed)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1949-53) Radio: Appeared as regular cast member on "The Martin and Lewis Show", NBC Radio. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bennie Alexander | Benny Alexander

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on working with Jack Webb in Dragnet] Jack and I never memorize any of our lines. We can't because we're always working on six pictures at once. We read our lines from a teleprompter. See more »

Trivia:

Owned and operated the Ben Alexander Ford car dealership in Highland Park, California (northeast of Los Angeles), from c. 1953 until his death in 1969. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini

Ben Alexander (I) (1911–1969)

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