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Franklin E. Cover
Frank Cover
Franklin Edward Cover
Franklin Cover
Acting
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 Unive…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Almost Heroes
as Nicholas Burr
Cosmic Slop
as (segment 'Space Traders')
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Brain Donors
as Doctor
Zits
as FBI Chief
Wall Street
as Dan
A Woman Called Golda
as Hubert Humphrey
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Herbert Hoover
The Stepford Wives
as Ed Wimpiris
The Great Gatsby
as Senator Evans (uncredited)
TV Shows
Will & Grace
as Justice of the Peace · 1 ep.
Too Something
1 ep.
ER
as Mr. Thurnhurst · 1 ep.
Living Single
1 ep.
Batman: The Animated Series
as General Vreeland (voice) · 1 ep.
Mad About You
as Yankee Infielder · 1 ep.
They Came from Outer Space
1 ep.
Coach
as Gunnar · 1 ep.
In the Heat of the Night
2 ep.
Hothouse
as Sheriff Joe Gates · 1 ep.