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Franklyn Seales

Acting Born Jul 15, 1952 Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 credits

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.

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Known for

Hill Street Blues

1981

Wiseguy

1987

Growing Pains

as Dr. Jerry Marquez

Amen

1986

Full filmography

  • Hill Street Blues (1981)
  • Wiseguy (1987)
  • Growing Pains (1985) as Dr. Jerry Marquez
  • Silver Spoons (1982) as Dexter Stuffins
  • Amen (1986)
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) as Crew Member
  • Southern Comfort (1981) as Simms
  • The Onion Field (1979) as Jimmy Smith
  • King Lear (1974) as Servant to Cornwall
  • Macbeth (1981) as Lennox
  • William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1983) as Petruchio
  • The Trial of the Moke (1978) as Henry Flipper