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Franklin Cover

Bio: 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

Born: Tue, Nov 20 1928

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Death: Sun, Feb 05 2006

Franklin Cover is 77 years old

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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Almost Heroes

Franklin Cover was

69 in Almost Heroes

as 'Nicholas Burr'.

Fri, May 29 1998

Cosmic Slop

Franklin Cover was

65 in Cosmic Slop

as '(segment 'Space Traders')'.

Tue, Nov 08 1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Franklin Cover was

65 in Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Tue, May 10 1994

Brain Donors

Franklin Cover was

63 in Brain Donors

as 'Doctor'.

Fri, Apr 17 1992

Zits

Franklin Cover was

59 in Zits

as 'FBI Chief'.

Thu, Jul 07 1988

Wall Street

Franklin Cover was

59 in Wall Street

as 'Dan'.

Thu, Dec 10 1987

A Woman Called Golda

Franklin Cover was

53 in A Woman Called Golda

as 'Hubert Humphrey'.

Mon, Apr 26 1982

The Day the Bubble Burst

Franklin Cover was

53 in The Day the Bubble Burst

as 'Herbert Hoover'.

Sun, Feb 07 1982

The Stepford Wives

Franklin Cover was

46 in The Stepford Wives

as 'Ed Wimpiris'.

Wed, Feb 12 1975

The Great Gatsby

Franklin Cover was

45 in The Great Gatsby

as 'Senator Evans (uncredited)'.

Wed, Mar 27 1974

The Connection

Franklin Cover was

44 in The Connection

as 'Lee Harris'.

Tue, Feb 27 1973

Short Walk to Daylight

Franklin Cover was

43 in Short Walk to Daylight

as 'Conductor'.

Tue, Oct 24 1972

Between Time and Timbuktu

Franklin Cover was

43 in Between Time and Timbuktu

as 'Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello'.

Mon, Mar 13 1972

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

Franklin Cover was

39 in What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

as 'Medical Expert'.

Fri, May 24 1968

Mirage

Franklin Cover was

36 in Mirage

as 'Group Leader'.

Fri, Oct 29 1965

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Will & Grace

Franklin Cover was

69+ in Will & Grace

as 'Justice of the Peace'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1998

Too Something

Franklin Cover was

66+ in Too Something

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 01 1995

Franklin Cover was

65+ in ER

as 'Mr. Thurnhurst'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1994

Living Single

Franklin Cover was

64+ in Living Single

First Air Date
Sun, Aug 29 1993

Mad About You

Franklin Cover was

63+ in Mad About You

as 'Yankee Infielder'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 23 1992

Batman: The Animated Series

Franklin Cover was

63+ in Batman: The Animated Series

as 'General Vreeland (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 05 1992

They Came from Outer Space

Franklin Cover was

61+ in They Came from Outer Space

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1990

Coach

Franklin Cover was

60+ in Coach

as 'Gunnar'.

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 28 1989

In the Heat of the Night

Franklin Cover was

59+ in In the Heat of the Night

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 06 1988

227

Franklin Cover was

56+ in 227

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985

Who's the Boss?

Franklin Cover was

55+ in Who's the Boss?

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 20 1984

The Love Boat

Franklin Cover was

48+ in The Love Boat

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

The Jeffersons

Franklin Cover was

46+ in The Jeffersons

as 'Thomas "Tom" Willis'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 18 1975

Columbo

Franklin Cover was

42+ in Columbo

as 'Harry Jenkins'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1971

All in the Family

Franklin Cover was

42+ in All in the Family

as 'Tom Willis'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 12 1971

N.Y.P.D.

Franklin Cover was

38+ in N.Y.P.D.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 05 1967

Naked City

Franklin Cover was

29+ in Naked City

as 'Steelworker'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958