Franklyn Seales

Franklyn Seales (July 15, 1952 – May 21, 1990) was an American film and television actor.

Biography

After attending Juilliard, Seales went on to appear in various television productions of Shakespearean plays including Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew where he played the role of Petruchio. Seales then portrayed Dexter Stuffins in the sitcom Silver Spoons from 1983 to 1987, followed by guest appearances on Wiseguy, Growing Pains, and Amen. Seales' movie appearances include The Onion Field, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Southern Comfort.

In addition to acting, Seales was also a painter.

Death

On May 21, 1990, Seales died in Brooklyn, New York of AIDS. He was 37 years old.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1974	King Lear	Servant to Cornwall	Television movie
1978	The Trial of the Moke	Lt. Henry O. Flipper	Television movie
1979	The Onion Field	Jimmy Lee "Youngblood" Smith
	Star Trek: The Motion Picture	Crew member
1980	Beulah Land	Roman	Miniseries
1981	Macbeth	Lennox
	Southern Comfort	Pfc. Simms
1982	Hill Street Blues	Crawford	TV, 3 episodes
1983	The Taming of the Shrew	Petruchio
1983-1987	Silver Spoons	Dexter Stuffins	TV, 89 episodes
1986-1987	Amen	Lorenzo Hollingsworth	TV, 3 episodes
1987	Growing Pains	Dr. Jerry Marquez	TV, 1 episode
1988	Wiseguy	Paco Bazos	TV, 1 episode

References

External links

• Franklyn Seales at the Internet Movie Database