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Ben Alexander (actor)

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Ben Alexander is in an enviable position. If a station wants to cancel one of his shows, it has to ask his permission first. The one show i which he is involved but has no personal financial interest is Take a Good Look, the zany panel quiz headed by Ernie Kovacs. 'I do that one for kicks,' he said.
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Alexander owned and operated the Ben Alexander Ford car dealership in the Highland Park neighborhood of northeast Los Angeles, from around 1953 until his death in 1969, along with the Ben Alexander Ford car dealership in San Francisco, which was formed in 1959.
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When a successful actor is also a successful businessman, that's unusual. When, as a businessman, he sponsors himself as a tv performer, that's rare. And when, the day after the opening broadcast, his business does three times its normal volume, that's
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A Son, Nicholas Benton Alexander IV, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Alexander at Santa Monica (Calif.) Hospital September 13. Mother is former Elizabeth Robb, Charlie McCarthy script girl, and father is NBC commentator-announcer.
252:. Webb selected Alexander, but had to wait until he was available. A few actors filled in as Friday's partners until Alexander appeared in the newly created role of Officer Frank Smith, first in 315:, which he affectionately dubbed "as unrigged and unrehearsed and un-produced a show as ever hit the air.'" On April 19, 1960, and for roughly four years thereafter, he produced and hosted 264:. The popular series ran until 1959. When Webb revived it in 1966, he wanted Alexander to rejoin him, but Alexander had just signed to play the role of Sgt. Dan Briggs on the weekly 1644: 1121: 323:
TV. What made this program especially noteworthy—and profitable for its creator/host—was the fact that Alexander was also the sponsor, via his auto dealership.
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In the mid-1950s, Ben Alexander's Dream House Motel was located in Hollywood, near the corner of Yucca Street and Cahuenga Boulevard.
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Alexander and his family in 1961, pictured are his daughter, Lesley, his son, Bradford, and his wife, Lesley.
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highlighted this seeming anomaly in its August 29 issue, exactly four months after the show's debut.
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For his contributions to the entertainment industry, Ben Alexander was awarded three stars on the
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On July 5, 1969, Alexander was found dead as the result of a massive heart attack in his
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My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized But True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb
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After a number of silent films, he retired from screen work, but came back for the
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Hawver, Walter (May 7, 1960). "Officer Smith Has It Made: TV Is His Oyster".
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in 1916. He is best remembered for his role as Officer Frank Smith in the
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Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985
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home when his wife and children returned from a camping trip.
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From October 1950 to January 1951, Alexander hosted
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Index

Ben Alexander

Goldfield
Nevada
Westchester, California
Stanford University
child actor
Dragnet franchise

Goldfield, Nevada
World War I
All Quiet on the Western Front
Stanford University
Great Depression
radio announcer
The Martin and Lewis Show
Blue Network
late-night television
NBC
Truth or Consequences
Jack Webb
Dragnet
Barton Yarborough
Sgt. Joe Friday
the radio series
in film
on television
ABC
Felony Squad

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