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name: "Franklyn Seales"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/franklyn-seales"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 July 1952"
died: "21 May 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:50:41.577586+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Franklyn Seales

Actor. Born 15 July 1952 in Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Died 21 May 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1952, Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- **Died:** 21 May 1990

## Biography

Franklyn Seales was an American film, television and stage actor. Born on 15 July 1952 in Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, he moved with his family to New York City in 1960. He trained at the Juilliard School on a scholarship from John Houseman and was the first known graduate from Saint Vincent.

Seales appeared in *The Onion Field* (1979) as Jimmy Lee 'Youngblood' Smith and had a minor role in *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979). He played Simms in *Southern Comfort* (1981) and portrayed Dexter Stuffins in the sitcom *Silver Spoons* (1982–1987). Other credits include roles in *Hill Street Blues* and *Growing Pains*.

He also worked in theatre, including productions of Shakespeare plays, and was a painter. Seales died on 14 May 1990 in New York City.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Southern Comfort* (1981), Fi1m 81, as Simms — [page](https://film.one/film/southern-comfort.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Crew Member
- *Growing Pains* (1985), Dr. Jerry Marquez
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981) — [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Onion Field* (1979), Jimmy Smith
- *Silver Spoons* (1982), Dexter Stuffins

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