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