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Franklin Cover

Acting
November 20, 1928
— February 5, 2006(77 years old)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popularity: 0
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franklin Edward Cover (November 20, 1928 – February 5, 2006) was an American actor best known for starring in the sitcom The Jeffersons. His character, Tom Willis, was half of one of the first interracial marriages to be seen on prime-time television. Cover was born on November 20, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Britta (Schreck) and Franklin Held Cover. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1947. Cover graduated from Denison University in 1951, and he received his MA in Theater in 1954 and MFA in Theater in 1955 both from Case Western Reserve...

Also Known As

Franklin E. Cover • Frank Cover • Franklin Edward Cover

Known For

Columbo series poster (1971)
8.1

Columbo

Harry Jenkins

ER series poster (1994)
7.8

ER

Mr. Thurnhurst

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Batman: The Animated Series series poster (1992)
8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

General Vreeland (voice)

Will & Grace series poster (1998)
6.9

Will & Grace

Justice of the Peace

Mad About You series poster (1992)
6.7

Mad About You

Yankee Infielder

Who's the Boss? series poster (1984)
7.4

Who's the Boss?

Coach series poster (1989)
6.7

Coach

Gunnar

The Jeffersons series poster (1975)
7.3

The Jeffersons

Thomas "Tom" Willis

All in the Family series poster (1971)
7.8

All in the Family

Tom Willis

Naked City series poster (1958)
5.7

Naked City

Steelworker

In the Heat of the Night series poster (1988)
7.6

In the Heat of the Night

Photos of Franklin Cover

Filmography

1990s

Almost Heroes movie poster (1998)
5.4

Almost Heroes

Nicholas Burr

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle movie poster (1994)
7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Cosmic Slop movie poster (1994)
5.3

Cosmic Slop

(segment 'Space Traders')

Brain Donors movie poster (1992)
6.1

Brain Donors

Doctor

1980s

Zits movie poster (1988)
4.9

Zits

FBI Chief

Wall Street movie poster (1987)
7.2

Wall Street

Dan

A Woman Called Golda movie poster (1982)
7.7

A Woman Called Golda

Hubert Humphrey

The Day the Bubble Burst movie poster (1982)
5.0

The Day the Bubble Burst

Herbert Hoover

1970s

The Stepford Wives movie poster (1975)
6.7

The Stepford Wives

Ed Wimpiris

The Great Gatsby movie poster (1974)
6.3

The Great Gatsby

Senator Evans (uncredited)

The Connection movie poster (1973)
10.0

The Connection

Lee Harris

Between Time and Timbuktu movie poster (1972)
7.7

Between Time and Timbuktu

Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello

Short Walk to Daylight movie poster (1972)
6.7

Short Walk to Daylight

Conductor

1960s

What's So Bad About Feeling Good? movie poster (1968)
6.7

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

Medical Expert

Mirage movie poster (1965)
7.1

Mirage

Group Leader