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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Starting out as a child actor in 1915, Ben Alexander's first roles were... more
Trivia:
Played Officer Frank Smith on NBC Radio's "Dragnet" (1952-1957). more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.
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1 win
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All Quiet On The Western Front – Lew Ayres – d: Lewis Milestone
(From Alt Film Guide. 28 November 2009, 1:11 AM, PST)
(From Alt Film Guide. 28 November 2009, 1:11 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Bennie Alexander | Benny Alexander
Filmography
Actor:
- "Judd for the Defense" .... Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs (1 episode, 1969)
- The Law and Order Blues: Part 2 (1969) TV episode (unconfirmed) .... Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs - "Felony Squad" (1966) TV series .... Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs (unknown episodes, 1966-1969)
- "Batman" .... Detective beside trash can (1 episode, 1966)
- The Yegg Foes in Gotham (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Detective beside trash can - "Dragnet" .... Officer Frank Smith / ... (46 episodes, 1952-1959)
... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
- The Big Oskar (1958) TV episode .... Officer Frank Smith
- The Big War (1958) TV episode .... Officer Frank Smith
- The Big Jade (1958) TV episode .... Officer Frank Smith
- The Big Constitution (1957) TV episode .... Officer Frank Smith
- The Big Net (1956) TV episode .... Officer Frank Smith #2
(41 more) - People (1957) (TV)
- Man in the Shadow (1957/I) .... Ab Begley
... aka Pay the Devil (UK)
... aka Seeds of Wrath - "On Trial" .... Mr. Blink (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
- The Lie Detector Game (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Blink - Dragnet (1954) .... Officer Frank Smith
... aka The Original Dragnet (USA: reissue title) - "Party Time at Club Roma" (1950) TV series .... Host (1950-51)
- Criminals Within (1943) .... Sgt. Paul, the traitor
... aka Army Mystery (USA: 16mm release title) - The Leather Pushers (1940) .... Dan Brown, Announcer
- Buried Alive (1939) .... Riley
- Convict's Code (1939) .... Jeff Palmer
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938) .... Larry Weldon
- Russian Dressing (1938) .... Band Leader Bill Farraday
- The Spy Ring (1938) .... Capt. Don Mayhew
- The Life of the Party (1937) (uncredited) .... Orchestra Leader
- Western Gold (1937) .... Bart
... aka The Mysterious Stranger (UK) - The Outer Gate (1937) .... Bob Terry
- The Legion of Missing Men (1937) .... Don Carter
- Shall We Dance (1937) (uncredited) .... Evans - a Bandleader
- Red Lights Ahead (1936) .... George Wallace
- Hearts in Bondage (1936) .... Eggleston
- The Fire Trap (1935) .... Bob Fender
- Splendor (1935) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
... aka Splendour - Annapolis Farewell (1935) .... Adams
... aka Gentlemen of the Navy (UK) - Reckless Roads (1935) .... Wade Adams
- Born to Gamble (1935) .... Paul Mathews
- Grand Old Girl (1935) .... Tom Miller
- Flirtation (1934) .... Dudley
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) .... Barry Preston
- The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) .... Gubby Gerhart
- Once to Every Woman (1934) .... Joe
- Stage Mother (1933) .... Francis Nolan
- This Day and Age (1933) .... Morry Dover
- What Price Innocence? (1933) .... Tommy Harrow
... aka Shall the Children Pay? - Daddy Knows Best (1933)
- Roadhouse Queen (1933)
- Mister Mugg (1933)
- Alias the Professor (1933)
- The Vanishing Frontier (1932) .... Lucien Winfield
- Tom Brown of Culver (1932) .... Ralph
- The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) (uncredited) .... Jimmy's College Friend
... aka Molly Louvain - The Wet Parade (1932) (uncredited) .... Evelyn's Friend
- High Pressure (1932) .... Geoffrey Weston
- Are These Our Children (1931) .... Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
- It's a Wise Child (1931) .... Bill
- Many a Slip (1931) .... Ted Coster
- A Wise Child (1931)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) .... Franz Kemmerich
- The Lunkhead (1929)
- Fighting for Fame (1927) .... Danny Ryan
- Scotty of the Scouts (1926) .... Scotty Smith
- The Highbinders (1926) .... Roy Marshall
- The Shining Adventure (1925) .... Benny
- Wildcat Willie (1925) (as Bennie Alexander)
- Pampered Youth (1925/I) .... George Minafer, as a child
- Flaming Love (1925) .... Benny Keene
... aka Frivolous Sal - Dirty Hands (1924) (as Bennie Alexander)
- A Self-Made Failure (1924) .... Sonny
... aka The Goof (USA) - Junior Partner (1924) (as Bennie Alexander)
- Barnum Junior (1924) (as Bennie Alexander)
- Boy of Mine (1923) .... Bill Latimer
- Jealous Husbands (1923) .... Bobbie (later called Spud)
... aka Jealous Fools (USA: alternative title) - The Yankee Spirit (1923) (as Bennie Alexander)
- Penrod and Sam (1923) .... Penrod Schofield
- In the Name of the Law (1922) .... Harry O'Hara (age 9) (prologue)
- The Heart Line (1921) .... The Child
- Blue Streak McCoy (1920)
- Through Eyes of Men (1920) .... Little Billy
... aka Thru Eyes of Men (USA: promotional title) - The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920) .... Child
- The Family Honor (1920) .... Little Ben Tucker
- The Triflers (1920) (as Benny Alexander) .... Rupert Holbrook
- The Better Wife (1919) .... Little Dick
- Tangled Threads (1919) .... 'Sonny Boy' Wayne
... aka Broken Threads (USA: alternative title) - The Mayor of Filbert (1919) (as Bennie Alexander) .... Carroll
- The Hushed Hour (1919) .... Gondy
- Josselyn's Wife (1919) .... Tommy Josselyn
- The White Heather (1919) .... Donald Cameron
- The Turn in the Road (1919) .... Bob
- Little Orphant Annie (1918) .... Orphan
- The Heart of Rachael (1918) .... Jim
- The Lady of the Dugout (1918) .... Lady's Son
- Hearts of the World (1918) (uncredited) .... The Boy's Littlest Brother
- The One Woman (1918) .... Boy
- The Little American (1917) (uncredited) .... Bobby Moore
- Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
... aka Each Hour a Pearl (USA: alternative title)
... aka Every Pearl a Tear
Self:
- "About Faces" (1960) TV series .... Host (1960-61) (unknown episodes)
- "Take a Good Look" (1959) TV series .... Himself/panelist (1960)
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1958)
- Ben Alexander (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Lew Ayres (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Ford Show
- Episode #1.16 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #6.11 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Himself
- "Better Living TV Theatre" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 6 September 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
- Two to One (1927) .... George Minafer as a Child
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