Franklin Cover
Acting
Born: 1928-11-20 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 2006-02-05
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 h
🎬 Movies (15)
Almost Heroes
1998
Nicholas Burr
Cosmic Slop
1994
(segment 'Space Traders')
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
Brain Donors
1992
Doctor
Zits
1988
FBI Chief
Wall Street
1987
Dan
A Woman Called Golda
1982
Hubert Humphrey
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982
Herbert Hoover
The Stepford Wives
1975
Ed Wimpiris
The Great Gatsby
1974
Senator Evans (uncredited)
The Connection
1973
Lee Harris
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
Conductor
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972
Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
Medical Expert
Mirage
1965
Group Leader
📺 TV Shows (19)
Will & Grace
1998
Justice of the Peace
Too Something
1995
ER
1994
Mr. Thurnhurst
Living Single
1993
Mad About You
1992
Yankee Infielder
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
General Vreeland (voice)
They Came from Outer Space
1990
Coach
1989
Gunnar
Hothouse
1988
Sheriff Joe Gates
In the Heat of the Night
1988
227
1985
Who's the Boss?
1984
A Woman Called Golda
1982
Hubert Humphrey
The Love Boat
1977
The Jeffersons
1975
Thomas "Tom" Willis
Columbo
1971
Harry Jenkins
All in the Family
1971
Tom Willis
N.Y.P.D.
1967
Naked City
1958
Steelworker