Franklyn Seales
| Franklyn Seales | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 15, 1952 Calliaqua,St. Vincent, West Indies |
| Died | May 14, 1990 (aged 37) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Complications from AIDS |
| Other names | Frank Seales |
| Occupation | Actor, painter |
| Years active | 1974–1988 |
| Website | www.franklynsealesartwork.com |
Franklyn Seales (July 15, 1952 – May 14, 1990) was an American film, television and stage actor. He was best 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 in Calliaqua to Francis Seales, a merchant seaman and government employee, and Olive Seales (née Allen), a homemaker. He was the fifth eldest of eight siblings and second eldest son. Seales was of English, Scottish, African, Portuguese and Native Caribbean descent. He grew up among a colonial gathering of British officers—men "with their little sticks and stiff mustaches," Seales would say. He and his family left the West Indies in 1960 and settled in New York City, where he met his eventual brother-in-law, Jean Dorsinville. Seales attended Lincoln High School in Brooklyn.
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. According to Dorsinville, Seales's roommate at Juilliard was Robin Williams. Dorsinville also claims Seales was the first and so far the only student and graduate of Juilliard from St. Vincent. Seales also studied at Houseman's Acting Company.
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