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Ben Alexander

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.

Born May 27, 1911† July 5, 1969 Goldfield, Nevada, USA1 movie on MoviHero

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All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · 2h 13m · Drama · War

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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.

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1930
All Quiet on the Western Front2h 13m · Drama · War
Franz Kemmerich

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

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Ben Alexander

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.

Born May 27, 1911† July 5, 1969 Goldfield, Nevada, USA1 movie on MoviHero

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Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · 2h 13m · Drama · War

See the performance as Franz Kemmerich.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Ben Alexander

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Portraits of Ben Alexander.

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1930
All Quiet on the Western Front2h 13m · Drama · War
Franz Kemmerich

More film credits 64 additional titles

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Showing 8 of 64 credits

1957
Man in the Shadow
Ab Begley
1954
Dragnet
Officer Frank Smith
1941
Criminals Within
Sgt. Paul
1940
The Leather Pushers
Dan Brown, Announcer
1940
American Portrait
David
1939
Buried Alive
Riley
1939
Convict's Code
Jeff Palmer
1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Larry Weldon
1938
The Spy Ring
Capt. Don Mayhew
1937
The Life of the Party
Orchestra Leader
1937
Western Gold
Bart
1937
The Outer Gate
Bob Terry
1937
The Legion of Missing Men
Don Carter
1937
Shall We Dance
Evans (uncredited)
1936
Red Lights Ahead
George Wallace
1935
The Fire-Trap
Bob Fender
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
Most Precious Thing in Life
Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
1934
The Life of Vergie Winters
Barry Preston
1934
Once to Every Woman
Joe
1933
Stage Mother
Francis Nolan
1933
This Day and Age
Morry Dover
1933
Roadhouse Queen
Junior Knox
1933
What Price Innocence?
Tommy Harrow
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
Lucien Winfield
1932
Tom Brown of Culver
Cpl. John Clarke
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
1928
The Divine Lady
Young lieutenant
1927
Two to One
George Minafer as a Child
1926
The Highbinders
Roy Marshall
1924
A Self-Made Failure
Sonny
1923
Boy of Mine
Bill Latimer
1923
Jealous Husbands
Bobbie / Spud
1923
The Yankee Spirit
Actor
1923
Penrod and Sam
Penrod Schofield
1920
Blue Streak McCoy
Job the child
1920
Through Eyes of Men
Little Billy
1920
The Notorious Mrs. Sands
Child
1920
The Family Honor
Little Ben Tucker
1920
The Triflers
Actor
1919
The Better Wife
Little Dick
1919
The White Heather
Donald Cameron
1919
The Mayor of Filbert
Carroll
1919
The Hushed Hour
Gondy
1919
Josselyn's Wife
Tommy Josselyn
1919
The Turn in the Road
Bob
1918
Little Orphant Annie
Orphan
1918
The Heart of Rachael
Jim
1918
The One Woman
Boy
1918
The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady's son
1918
Hearts of the World
The Boy's Littlest Brother
1917
A Wife on Trial
Child (uncredited)
1917
The Little American
Bobby Moore
1916
Big Tremaine
Child
1916
Each Pearl a Tear
Actor

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Arnold Lucy

1 shared film on MoviHero

All Quiet on the Western Front

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Harold Goodwin

1 shared film on MoviHero

All Quiet on the Western Front

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John Wray

1 shared film on MoviHero

All Quiet on the Western Front

Actor

Lew Ayres

1 shared film on MoviHero

All Quiet on the Western Front

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