BEN ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Ben Alexander was born on may 26th, 1911 in Goldfield, Nevada with the birth name Nicholas Benton Alexander.  By 1915 he was already working as a child actor with such directors as Cecil B. DeMille and D.W. Griffith on a number of films such as, "Each Pearl a Tear" (1916), "The Little American" (1917), "Hearts of the World" (1918) and "The Lady of the Dugout" (1918).
 
As the silent film era came to an end and sound films came about he had no issue transitioning over as a juvenile actor.  Some of his films during his teenage years were roles on Academy Award winner, "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930), "A Wise Child" (1931), "High Pressure" (1932) and "Tom Brown of Culver" (1932).
 
Along with working as an actor he also found work as a radio announcer and became quite popular.  When he was chosen by producer Jack Webb to star in the television series, "Dragnet" (1952-1959) as officer Frank Smith.
 
This role was followed by a number of other television series as, "Batman" (1966), "Felony Squad" (1966-1969) and "Judd for the Defense" (1969).   
 
Alexander also owned the, Ben Alexander Ford automobile dealership in Highland Park, California which he kept until he passed away.  He married only once to Leslie Alexander and passed away on July 5th, 1969 in Hollywood, California from natural causes. 

Filmography

1969 Judd for the Defense
1966-1969 Felony Squad 
1966 Batman
1952-1959 Dragnet 
1957 People
1957 Man in the Shadow
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
1950 Party Time at Club Roma 
1943 Criminals Within 
1940 The Leather Pushers 
1939 Buried Alive
1939 Convict's Code 
1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 
1938 Russian Dressing 
1938 The Spy Ring
1937 The Life of the Party
1937 Western Gold
1937 The Outer Gate
1937 The Legion of Missing Men
1937 Shall We Dance 
1936 Red Lights Ahead 
1936 Hearts in Bondage 
1935 The Fire-Trap 
1935 Splendor 
1935 Annapolis Farewell 
1935 Reckless Roads
1935 Born to Gamble 
1935 Grand Old Girl 
1934 Flirtation 
1934 The Life of Vergie Winters 
1934 The Most Precious Thing in Life 
1934 Once to Every Woman 
1933 Stage Mother
1933 This Day and Age 
1933 What Price Innocence? 
1933 Daddy Knows Best
1933 Roadhouse Queen 
1933 Mister Mugg
1933 Alias the Professor
1932 The Vanishing Frontier 
1932 Tom Brown of Culver 
1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 The Wet Parade 
1932 High Pressure
1931 Are These Our Children
1931 It's a Wise Child 
1931 Many a Slip 
1931 A Wise Child
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
1929 The Lunkhead 
1929 The Divine Lady
1927 Fighting for Fame
1926 Scotty of the Scouts 
1926 The Highbinders 
1925 The Shining Adventure
1925 Wildcat Willie
1925 Pampered Youth 
1925 Flaming Love 
1924 Dirty Hands
1924 A Self-Made Failure
1924 Junior Partner
1924 Barnum Junior
1923 Boy of Mine
1923 Jealous Husbands
1923 The Yankee Spirit
1923 Penrod and Sam 
1922 In the Name of the Law
1921 The Heart Line
1920 Blue Streak McCoy 
1920 Through Eyes of Men 
1920 The Notorious Mrs. Sands
1920 The Family Honor 
1920 The Triflers 
1919 The Better Wife 
1919 Tangled Threads
1919 The Mayor of Filbert 
1919 The Hushed Hour 
1919 Josselyn's Wife 
1919 The White Heather 
1919 The Turn in the Road 
1918 Little Orphant Annie 
1918 The One Woman 
1918 The Heart of Rachael
1918 The Lady of the Dugout 
1918 Hearts of the World 
1917 The Little American 
1916 Each Pearl a Tear