Don Franklin (born December 14, 1960) is an American actor,[1] best known for his work in seaQuest DSV as Commander Jonathan Ford, Seven Days as Captain Craig Donovan, and Alex Wheeler in the Dick Wolf TV pilot and series Nasty Boys.

In 1989 Don Franklin became the first Black actor to co-star in a US television western, as Noah Dixon, one of The Young Riders.

[3] He also worked with the venerable Sidney Poitier, who directed Franklin in the 1985 film Fast Forward[4] While on the TV series Seven Days, Don Franklin gained the distinction of the actor most often killed on the show.

[6] Franklin was born and raised in Chicago and graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School.

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