Ben Alexander
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Ben Alexander (Nicholas Benton Alexander IV) alias Bennie Alexander, (May 26, 1911 – July 5, 1969) was an American motion picture actor, who started out as a child actor in 1915.
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[edit] Life and career
Born in Goldfield, Nevada and raised in California, Alexander made his screen debut at age of five in Every Pearl a Tear. He went on to portray Lillian Gish's young brother in D.W. Griffith's Hearts of the World. It was in another WW I classic, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), that Alexander made his first positive impression as an adult actor in the role of Kemmerick, the tragic amputation victim. When Alexander's acting career slowed down in the mid 1930s, he found a new career as a successful radio announcer, and in 1952, Jack Webb chose him to replace Herbert Ellis in the role of Officer Frank Smith in the TV series Dragnet. In 1966, Alexander returned to police work as Sergeant Dan Briggs on the weekly ABC cop series Felony Squad.
[edit] Filmography
- Man in the Shadow (1957)
- "On Trial" (1957) TV Episode
- Dragnet (1951) TV Series
- Criminals Within (1943)
- Buried Alive (1939)
- Convict's Code (1939)
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
- Russian Dressing (1938)
- The Spy Ring (1938)
- Western Gold (1937)
- The Outer Gate (1937)
- The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
- Red Lights Ahead (1936)
- Hearts in Bondage (1936)
- The Fire Trap (1935)
- Annapolis Farewell (1935)
- Reckless Roads (1935)
- Born to Gamble (1935)
- Grand Old Girl (1935)
- Flirtation (1934)
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
- The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
- Once to Every Woman (1934)
- 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 (1933)
- The Vanishing Frontier (1932)
- Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
- High Pressure (1932)
- Suicide Fleet (1931)
- Are These Our Children (1931)
- It's a Wise Child (1931)
- Many a Slip (1931)
- Mystery Ship (1931)
- A Wise Child (1931)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Lunkhead (1929)
- Two to One (1927)
- Fighting for Fame (1927)
- Scotty of the Scouts (1926)
- The Highbinders (1926)
- The Shining Adventure (1925)
- Wildcat Willie (1925)
- Pampered Youth (1925/I)
- Flaming Love (1925)
- Dirty Hands (1924)
- A Self-Made Failure (1924)
- Junior Partner (1924)
- Barnum Junior (1924)
- Boy of Mine (1923)
- Jealous Husbands (1923)
- The Yankee Spirit (1923)
- Penrod and Sam (1923)
- In the Name of the Law (1922)
- The Heart Line (1921)
- Blue Streak McCoy (1920)
- Through Eyes of Men (1920)
- The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920)
- The Family Honor (1920)
- The Triflers (1920)
- 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 (1919)
- The Heart of Rachael (1918)
- The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
- Hearts of the World (1918)
- The One Woman (1918)
- Little Orphant Annie (1918)
- The Little American (1917)
- Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
[edit] Writer
- "Dragnet" (1951) TV Series (co-writer) (6 episodes)
For his contribution to the Entertainment industry, Ben Alexander has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for Television, one for Movies and one for Radio. You can locate one of the stars at 6433 Hollywood Blvd.
