Franklin Cover
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
20 Nov 1928
Age
98 Years
Born In
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Total Projects
34
Years Active
40 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
tv
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Justice of the Peace
movie
Almost Heroes
Almost Heroes
as Nicholas Burr
tv
Too Something
Too Something
movie
Cosmic Slop
Cosmic Slop
as (segment 'Space Traders')
tv
ER
ER
as Mr. Thurnhurst
movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
tv
Living Single
Living Single
tv
Mad About You
Mad About You
as Yankee Infielder
tv
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as General Vreeland (voice)
movie
Brain Donors
Brain Donors
as Doctor
tv
They Came from Outer Space
They Came from Outer Space
tv
Coach
Coach
as Gunnar
movie
Zits
Zits
as FBI Chief
tv
Hothouse
Hothouse
as Sheriff Joe Gates
tv
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
movie
Wall Street
Wall Street
as Dan
tv
227
227
tv
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
movie
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda
as Hubert Humphrey
tv
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda
as Hubert Humphrey
movie
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Herbert Hoover
tv
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
movie
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
as Ed Wimpiris
tv
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
as Thomas "Tom" Willis
movie
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
as Senator Evans (uncredited)
movie
The Connection
The Connection
as Lee Harris
movie
Short Walk to Daylight
Short Walk to Daylight
as Conductor
movie
Between Time and Timbuktu
Between Time and Timbuktu
as Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello
tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Harry Jenkins
tv
All in the Family
All in the Family
as Tom Willis
movie
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Medical Expert
tv
N.Y.P.D.
N.Y.P.D.
movie
Mirage
Mirage
as Group Leader
tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Steelworker