Franklin Cover
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA — Nov 20 1928• Died Feb 05 2006
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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 1…
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ER
Mr. Thurnhurst
Columbo
Harry Jenkins
Batman: The Animated Series
General Vreeland (voice)
Will & Grace
Justice of the Peace
The Love Boat
Mad About You
Yankee Infielder
Coach
Gunnar
Naked City
Steelworker
Who's the Boss?
Living Single
All in the Family
Tom Willis
The Jeffersons
Thomas "Tom" Willis
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In the Heat of the Night
N.Y.P.D.
Wall Street
Dan
Hothouse
Sheriff Joe Gates
They Came from Outer Space
The Great Gatsby
Senator Evans (uncredited)
Too Something
Mirage
Group Leader
Almost Heroes
Nicholas Burr
The Stepford Wives
Ed Wimpiris
Brain Donors
Doctor
The Day the Bubble Burst
Herbert Hoover
Cosmic Slop
(segment 'Space Traders')
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Medical Expert
Zits
FBI Chief
A Woman Called Golda
Hubert Humphrey
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Short Walk to Daylight
Conductor
The Connection
Lee Harris
A Woman Called Golda
Hubert Humphrey
Between Time and Timbuktu
Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello