Franklyn Seales

Franklyn Seales

Known for

Acting

Born

July 15, 1952

Birthplace

Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Died

May 21, 1990 (aged 37)

Biography

Franklyn Vincent Ellison Seales (July 15, 1952 – May 14, 1990) was an American film, television and stage actor. He was known for his portrayals of business manager Dexter Stuffins in the 1980s sitcom Silver Spoons, and real-life convicted cop killer Jimmy Lee (Youngblood) Smith in the 1979 film The Onion Field.

Best known work

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
1981
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
1985
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Onion Field
The Onion Field
1979
Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons
1982
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
1987
Amen
Amen
1986
Macbeth
Macbeth
1981
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
1983

Filmography

  1. 1987

    WiseguyTV

  2. 1986

    AmenTV

  3. 1985

    Growing PainsTV

    as Dr. Jerry Marquez (1 episode)

  4. 1983

    William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

    as Petruchio

  5. 1982

    Silver SpoonsTV

    as Dexter Stuffins (96 episodes)

  6. 1981

    Southern Comfort

    as Simms

  7. 1981

    Hill Street BluesTV

  8. 1981

    Macbeth

    as Lennox

  9. 1979

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    as Crew Member

  10. 1979

    The Onion Field

    as Jimmy Smith

  11. 1978

    The Trial of the Moke

    as Henry Flipper

  12. 1974

    King Lear

    as Servant to Cornwall

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