Franklyn Seales
Actor

Franklyn Seales Net Worth

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Franklyn Seales was a stage and television actor best known for his role as Dexter Stuffins on the NBC sit-com "Silver Spoons." He also appeared in films, most notably as the real-life cop killer in "The Onion Field." Born in 1952 on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, Seales emigrated to the United States with his family in 1960. He studied acting at Juilliard, and his first big break was the PBS broadcast of the television drama The Trial of the Moke (1978). Seales was acclaimed for his versatility, but admitted that being a light-skinned black man had limited the roles available to him. He died in 1990 from complications from AIDS. He was survived by his mother, three brothers and three sisters.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day July 15, 1952
Age 68 YEARS OLD
Died On May 14, 1990(1990-05-14) (aged 37)\nNew York City, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Leo
Cause of death Complications from AIDS
Occupation Actor, painter
Years active 1974–1988
Website Official website

💰 Net worth

Franklyn Seales, a renowned actor born in 1952, has an estimated net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million, projected for the year 2024. Seales made a name for himself in the entertainment industry, leaving behind a remarkable legacy through his talent and performances. Although he is no longer with us, his contributions to the field of acting continue to be appreciated and recognized. This estimated net worth reflects the success and accomplishments of his career, which undoubtedly made a lasting impact on the world of acting.

Biography/Timeline

1952

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 survived by his mother, his three brothers, and three sisters.

2011

In 2011, Franklyn V.E. Seales: Life of An Artist, a biography written by Dorsinville, was published.

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