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Franklyn Seales was an American actor and painter best known for his role as Dexter Stuffins on the NBC sitcom Silver Spoons. He also appeared in the films The Onion Field, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, and The Last Dragon. Seales was born in Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and moved to the United States at the age of nine. He attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City and later studied acting at the Juilliard School. Seales made his film debut in 1979 in The Onion Field. He went on to appear in several other films, including The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, The Last Dragon, and The Cotton Club. On television, Seales starred as Dexter Stuffins on the NBC sitcom Silver Spoons from 1982 to 1984. He also had guest roles on shows such as Hill Street Blues, The Jeffersons, and The Cosby Show. In addition to acting, Seales was also a painter. He had several gallery showings in New York City and Los Angeles. Seales died on May 14, 1990, at the age of 38.

Popular As Franklyn Vincent Ellison Seales
Occupation Actor, painter
Age 38 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 15 July 1952
Birthday 15 July
Birthplace Calliaqua, St. Vincent, West Indies
Date of death May 14, 1990,
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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1990

On May 14, 1990, Seales died at the age of 37 from complications of AIDS at his family's home in Brooklyn. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at the Caribbean Sea.

1988

Despite his talent some of the roles he most wanted sometimes eluded him. "Either I'm not black enough or I look too Hispanic or Cuban", he said in one of his last interviews in 1988. "I have to be hired by someone who knows my work." His last major triumph was at the Mark Taper Forum in October 1988, in Nothing Sacred, an adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's novel Fathers and Sons. Along with acting, Seales was a painter.

1980

He came to do other television and became a regular on Silver Spoons (which also starred Houseman), a situation comedy of the early 1980s in which he portrayed Dexter Stuffins from 1982-86. He appeared on episodes of Hill Street Blues and Amen.

1978

Seales made his breakthrough in 1978 with the PBS drama, Trial of the Moke, portraying Lt. Henry O. Flipper, the first African-American graduate of West Point. He went on to appear in The Onion Field (1979), in which he portrayed real-life convicted cop killer Jimmy Lee (Youngblood) Smith. That same year, he also had a minor role in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He appeared in the 1981 film, Southern Comfort, in which he portrayed Rifleman Cleotis Simms.

1970

Seales originally intended to study at the Pratt Institute to pursue a career in art. However, in the early 1970s, Seales agreed to accompany an aspiring-actress friend to an audition at the Juilliard School. As Seales helped his friend run through the famous Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, actor/producer John Houseman (then director and founder of the school's drama division) began to notice him. Houseman offered Seales a four-year Juilliard scholarship. Seales was the first and only known graduate of Juilliard to hail from St. Vincent. He studied at Houseman's Acting Company.

1952

Franklyn 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.

Franklyn Vincent Ellison Seales was born on July 15, 1952, the fifth eldest of eight siblings, in Calliaqua to Francis Seales, a merchant seaman and government employee, and Olive Seales (née Allen), a homemaker. Seales was of English, Scottish, African, Portuguese and Native Caribbean descent. He and his family left the West Indies in 1960 and settled in New York City. He attended Lincoln High School in Brooklyn.