Details About Ben Alexander (rugby League): Net Worth

Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of Birth	September 13, 1971
Died	June 21, 1992, Colyton, Sydney, Australia
Spouse	Lesley Alexander, Elizabeth Robb
Fact	Owned and operated the Ben Alexander Ford car dealership in Highland Park, California (northeast of Los Angeles), from c. 1953 until his death in 1969.

Ben Alexander (born 9 July 1986) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League.

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Alexander played his junior rugby league for the Waverley Oakleigh Panthers before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. He played for the Eels’ NYC team in 2004 and 2005 before being promoted to the club’s NRL squad in 2006.

Alexander made his NRL debut in Round 1 of the 2006 NRL season against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He played in 19 games for the Eels in his debut season as the club finished last on the table with just four wins.

In 2007, Alexander played in all of the Eels’ 24 games as the club improved to finish 12th on the ladder. He was a member of the Eels’ side that lost to the Melbourne Storm in the 2007 NRL grand final.

Alexander played in all of Parramatta’s 28 games in 2008 as the club finished third on the ladder and qualified for the finals. The Eels were eliminated in the first week of the finals series by the Brisbane Broncos.

Alexander was selected to represent New South Wales in the 2009 State of Origin series and played in all three games as the Blues lost 2-1 to Queensland.

In 2010, Alexander played in 21 games for Parramatta as the club finished sixth on the ladder and qualified for the finals. The Eels were eliminated in the first week of the finals series by the Newcastle Knights.

In 2011, Alexander played in 23 games for Parramatta as the club finished ninth on the ladder and missed out on the finals.

In 2012, Alexander played in all of Parramatta’s 24 games as the club finished fifth on the ladder and qualified for the finals. The Eels were eliminated in the first week of the finals series by the Brisbane Broncos.

In 2013, Alexander played in 21 games for Parramatta as the club finished seventh on the ladder and qualified for the finals. The Eels were eliminated in the first week of the finals series by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

In 2014, Alexander played in all of Parramatta’s 24 games as the club finished fourth on the ladder and qualified for the finals. The Eels were eliminated in week two of the finals series by eventual premiers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

In 2015, Alexander played in all of Parramatta’s 24 games as they finished sixth on the ladder and qualified for the finals. The Eels were eliminated in week one of the finals series by eventual premiers, North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2016, Alexander played in all of Parramatta’s 24 games as they finished fourth on ladder and qualified for finals. The Eels were eliminated in week one of finals by Brisbane Broncos.

In 2017, Alexander played 22 games for Parramatta as they finished eleventh on ladder and missed out on finals.

In 2018, Alexander played 21 games for Parramatta as they finished ninth on ladder and missed out on finals.

Alexander has played over 200 NRL games for Parramatta and has represented Australia and New South Wales at international level.

General Info

Date Of Birth	September 13, 1971
Died	June 21, 1992, Colyton, Sydney, Australia
Place Of Birth	Goldfield, Nevada, United States
Height	1.78 m
Weight	120 kg
Profession	Rugby Player
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Lesley Alexander, Elizabeth Robb
Children	Nicholas Jr. Alexander, Lesley Alexander, Bradford Alexander
Siblings	Greg Alexander

Accomplishments

Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Best Series Supporting Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor In A Regular Series
Movies	All Quiet on the Western Front, Dragnet, Man in the Shadow, Hearts of the World, The Little American, Criminals Within, The Outer Gate, Tom Brown Of Culver, Are These Our Children?, Each Pearl a Tear, The Legion of Missing Men, Shall We Dance, The Life of Vergie Winters, Red Lights Ahead, Convict's ...
TV Shows	Dragnet, Felony Squad, About Faces

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0018273

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[on working with Jack Webb in Dragnet (1951)] Jack and I never memorize any of our lines. We can't because we're always working on six pictures at once. We read our lines from a teleprompter.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Grandfather of Amelia Nelson.
2	Owned and operated the Ben Alexander Ford car dealership in Highland Park, California (northeast of Los Angeles), from c. 1953 until his death in 1969.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Triflers	1920		Rupert Holbrook (as Benny Alexander)
The Better Wife	1919		Little Dick
Tangled Threads	1919		'Sonny Boy' Wayne
The Mayor of Filbert	1919		Carroll (as Bennie Alexander)
The Hushed Hour	1919		Gondy
Josselyn's Wife	1919		Tommy Josselyn
The White Heather	1919		Donald Cameron
The Turn in the Road	1919		Bob
Little Orphant Annie	1918		Orphan
The Heart of Rachael	1918		Jim
The One Woman	1918		Boy
The Lady of the Dugout	1918		The Lady's Son
Hearts of the World	1918		The Boy's Littlest Brother
The Little American	1917		Bobby Moore
Each Pearl a Tear	1916
Macbeth	1916	unconfirmed
The Felony Squad	1966-1969	TV Series	Desk Sgt. Dan Briggs
Batman	1966	TV Series	Detective Beside Trash Can
Dragnet	1952-1959	TV Series	Officer Frank Smith Off. Frank Smith Sgt. Frank Smith ...
People	1957	TV Movie	The reporter
Man in the Shadow	1957/I		Ab Begley
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial	1957	TV Series	Mr. Blink
Dragnet	1954		Officer Frank Smith
Party Time at Club Roma	1950	TV Series	Host (1950-51)
Criminals Within	1941		Sgt. Paul, the Traitor
American Portrait	1940	Short	David
The Leather Pushers	1940		Dan Brown, Announcer
Buried Alive	1939		Riley
Convict's Code	1939		Jeff Palmer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off	1938		Larry Weldon
Russian Dressing	1938	Short	Band Leader Bill Farraday
The Spy Ring	1938		Capt. Don Mayhew
The Life of the Party	1937		Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Western Gold	1937		Bart
The Outer Gate	1937		Bob Terry
The Legion of Missing Men	1937		Don Carter
Shall We Dance	1937		Evans - a Bandleader (uncredited)
Red Lights Ahead	1936		George Wallace
Hearts in Bondage	1936		Eggleston
The Fire-Trap	1935		Bob Fender
Splendor	1935		Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
Annapolis Farewell	1935		Adams
Reckless Roads	1935		Wade Adams
Born to Gamble	1935		Paul Mathews
Grand Old Girl	1935		Tom Miller
Flirtation	1934		Dudley
The Life of Vergie Winters	1934		Barry Preston
Most Precious Thing in Life	1934		Gideon 'Gubby' Gerhart
Once to Every Woman	1934		Joe
Stage Mother	1933		Francis Nolan
This Day and Age	1933		Morry Dover
What Price Innocence?	1933		Tommy Harrow
Daddy Knows Best	1933	Short	Billy Todd
Roadhouse Queen	1933	Short	Junior Knox
Mister Mugg	1933	Short
Alias the Professor	1933	Short
The Vanishing Frontier	1932		Lucien Winfield
Tom Brown of Culver	1932		Cpl. John Clarke
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain	1932		Jimmy's College Friend (uncredited)
The Wet Parade	1932		Evelyn's Friend (uncredited)
High Pressure	1932		Geoffrey Weston
A Wise Child	1931
Suicide Fleet	1931		Kid
Are These Our Children	1931		Nicholas 'Nick' Crosby
It's a Wise Child	1931		Bill Stanton
Many a Slip	1931		Ted Coster
All Quiet on the Western Front	1930		Kemmerich (as Kemmerick)
The Lunkhead	1929	Short	Ben - Billy's Chum
The Divine Lady	1929		Young Lieutenant (uncredited)
Fighting for Fame	1927		Danny Ryan
Scotty of the Scouts	1926		Scotty Smith
The Highbinders	1926		Roy Marshall
The Shining Adventure	1925		Benny
Wildcat Willie	1925	Short as Bennie Alexander
Pampered Youth	1925		George Minafer, as a child
Flaming Love	1925		Benny Keene
Dirty Hands	1924	Short as Bennie Alexander
A Self-Made Failure	1924		Sonny
Junior Partner	1924	Short as Bennie Alexander
Barnum Junior	1924	Short as Bennie Alexander
Boy of Mine	1923		Bill Latimer
Jealous Husbands	1923		Bobbie (later called Spud)
The Yankee Spirit	1923	Short as Bennie Alexander
Penrod and Sam	1923		Penrod Schofield
Wanted, a Story	1922	Short
Broadcasting	1922	Short
In the Name of the Law	1922		Harry O'Hara - age 9, prologue
The Heart Line	1921		The Child
Blue Streak McCoy	1920
Through Eyes of Men	1920		Little Billy
The Notorious Mrs. Sands	1920		Child
The Family Honor	1920		Little Ben Tucker

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Take a Good Look	1960	TV Series	Himself
About Faces	1960	TV Series	Himself - Host
This Is Your Life	1956-1958	TV Series	Himself
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show	1957	TV Series	Himself - Actor
The Colgate Comedy Hour	1955	TV Series	Himself - Actor
Place the Face	1955	TV Series	Himself
A Star Is Born World Premiere	1954	TV Short	Himself
Better Living TV Theatre	1953	TV Series documentary	Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1	1938	Documentary short	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista	2011	TV Series	Franz Kemmerich
Pioneers of Television	2011	TV Mini-Series documentary	Sgt. Frank Smith from Dragnet
Hollywood My Home Town	1965	Documentary	Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5	1933	Short	Himself (uncredited)
Two to One	1927	Short	George Minafer as a Child

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6433 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1955	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series	Dragnet (1951)
1954	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Series Supporting Actor	Dragnet (1951)