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Franklin Ojeda Smith

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Born on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Franklin and his siblings joined their mother in the 'Fort Apache' section of the South Bronx in 1954. A native Gullah speaker, Franklin says, "my dialect was so rich that I was put into classes with students who only spoke Spanish and the teacher spoke neither." Early on he met life long friends and was "adopted" into a Puerto Rican family (The Ojedas)... See full bio »

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Franklin and F. Murray Abraham As Sam Christenson in "Incorporated" 'Boardwalk Empire' - HBO Franklin & Michael K. Williams 'Won't Back Down' - 20th Century Fox Franklin & Rosie Perez As Homeless Man in "Multiple Sarcasms" with Timothy T. Hutton 'Rescue Me' FX TV Franklin With Cast Members
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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2014 In a Moment's Time (pre-production)
Pastor Sherman
 
????/II A Little Game (pre-production)
Mel
 
2013 Patric (post-production)
John Reynolds
 
2013 McCanick (post-production)
Julius
 
2013 Pacing the Cage (completed)
Psychic
 
2012 Juliette Fairley's Diary of a Mulatto Bride (short) (completed)
Older Fred Alsten
 
2012/I Letting Go
Therapist
 
2012 Won't Back Down
Mr. King
 
2012 Nurse Jackie (TV series)
Joe
– Handle Your Scandal (2012) … Joe
 
2011 Humdinger
Harry
 
2010-2011 Boardwalk Empire (TV series)
Deacon Lemuel Cuffy / Deacon Cuffy / Deacon Lemueel Cuffy
– Under God's Power She Flourishes (2011) … Deacon Lemuel Cuffy
– What Does the Bee Do? (2011) … Deacon Lemueel Cuffy
– 21 (2011) … Deacon Lemuel Cuffy
– Paris Green (2010) … Deacon Cuffy
 
2011 Rescue Me (TV series)
Jamie
– Vows (2011) … Jamie
 
2011 Gowanus 83 (short)
Mr. Perkins
 
2010 Footsteps in the Sand
Jim
 
2010 A Magic Helmet (short)
Greaser 2
 
2010 Multiple Sarcasms
Homeless man
 
2010 Cost of a Soul
Jackie
 
2009 Mercy (TV series)
Wolf
– Some of Us Have Been to the Desert (2009) … Wolf
 
2009 The Undying
Henry
 
2009 Cayman Went
Aniston Turnkey
 
2009 Brothers Incorporated (short)
Sam Christenson
 
2008 Soul Men
Impersonator (voice) (uncredited) / Isaac Hayes (voice) (uncredited)
 
2008 Lemur Kingdom (TV series)
Narrator
– Lost But Not Forgotten (2008) … Narrator
– The Royal Family (2008) … Narrator
– Extra Mouths to Feed (2008) … Narrator
– Family Ties (2008) … Narrator
– Cycle of Life (2008) … Narrator
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2008 Oak Creek Falls (short)
Old David Johnson
 
2007 Finding Oz: A Journey Home (short)
Wizard
 
2006 The Wire (TV series)
Minister
– A New Day (2006) … Minister
– Misgivings (2006) … Minister
 
2006 Rounding Third (short)
Roberto
 
2006 Invincible
Les
 
2006 My Brother
Older Gentleman - Liberian Estate
 
2006/II Collision (short)
Zeke
 
2006 My African Giraffe (short)
Busdriver
 
2005 The Face of the Earth (short)
Homeless Prophet
 
2005 Swim Test (short)
Father
 
2005 W.M.D. (short)
Secretary/General
 
2005 The Agent (video)
Sammy
 
2004 Last Call (short)
Man flirting
 
2004 Cold Case (TV series)
Old Man
– The Badlands (2004) … Old Man
 
2004 Bottom Out
Soldier
 
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Reverend Charles
– D.A.W. (2004) … Reverend Charles
 
2004 Unknown Soldier
Homeless Man
 
2003 Hack (TV series)
Judge Alastair Hopkins
– Blind Faith (2003) … Judge Alastair Hopkins
 
2003 Addiction
Homeless Man
 
2002 Emmett's Mark
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
 
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2012 Street Dogs of South Central (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2008 The Human Experience (documentary)
Commentator
 
2006 Colorblind (documentary short)
Narrator
 
2004 Sex and the City: A Farewell (TV documentary)
Casino Patron
 

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin Won't Back Down -- Two determined mothers­ look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children. Cost of a Soul -- A gritty tale of two veterans who return home from Iraq to the war-zone of their own slum neighborhood. Their lives collide as their own families become entangled in a web of crime and corruption.
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5' 11" (1.80 m)
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