Ben Alexander

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.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.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. MyGen Profile Generator