Portrait of Ben Alexander

Acting

Ben Alexander

Career

Active from 1917 to 1966, busiest in 1919 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Alexander Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Police Procedural 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 73
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Felony Squad
Felony Squad (1966)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

About Faces
About Faces (1960)

TV show

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ab Begley

Dragnet
Dragnet (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Officer Frank Smith

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Frank Smith

1940s

3 titles
Criminals Within
Criminals Within (1941)

as Sgt. Paul

American Portrait
American Portrait (1940)

as David

The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers (1940)

as Dan Brown, Announcer

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 61
Convict's Code
Convict's Code (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jeff Palmer

The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring (1938)

as Capt. Don Mayhew

The Legion of Missing Men
The Legion of Missing Men (1937)

as Don Carter

The Outer Gate
The Outer Gate (1937)

as Bob Terry

Flirtation
Flirtation (1934)

as Dudley

Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joe

Most Precious Thing in Life
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)

as Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart

This Day and Age
This Day and Age (1933)
GoodWatch score 56

as Morry Dover

Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Cpl. John Clarke

Are These Our Children?
Are These Our Children? (1931)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby

Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kid

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
GoodWatch score 88

as Franz Kemmerich

1920s

11 titles ยท average score 45
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady (1928)
GoodWatch score 45

as Young lieutenant

Two to One
Two to One (1927)

as George Minafer as a Child

The Highbinders
The Highbinders (1926)

as Roy Marshall

A Self-Made Failure
A Self-Made Failure (1924)

as Sonny

Jealous Husbands
Jealous Husbands (1923)

as Bobbie / Spud

Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam (1923)

as Penrod Schofield

Boy of Mine
Boy of Mine (1923)

as Bill Latimer

The Family Honor
The Family Honor (1920)

as Little Ben Tucker

The Notorious Mrs. Sands
The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920)

as Child

Through Eyes of Men
Through Eyes of Men (1920)

as Little Billy

Blue Streak McCoy
Blue Streak McCoy (1920)

as Job the child

1910s

14 titles ยท average score 68
The White Heather
The White Heather (1919)

as Donald Cameron

The Turn in the Road
The Turn in the Road (1919)

as Bob

The Better Wife
The Better Wife (1919)

as Little Dick

The Mayor of Filbert
The Mayor of Filbert (1919)

as Carroll

Josselyn's Wife
Josselyn's Wife (1919)

as Tommy Josselyn

The Hushed Hour
The Hushed Hour (1919)

as Gondy

The Lady of the Dugout
The Lady of the Dugout (1918)

as The Lady's son

Little Orphant Annie
Little Orphant Annie (1918)

as Orphan

Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

as The Boy's Littlest Brother

The Heart of Rachael
The Heart of Rachael (1918)

as Jim

The One Woman
The One Woman (1918)

as Boy

The Little American
The Little American (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bobby Moore