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Franklin Cover
Actor · Crew· Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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 University.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
11 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Almost Heroes | Nicholas Burr | Film |
| 1994 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | Film | |
| 1992 | Brain Donors | Doctor | Film |
| 1987 | Wall Street | Dan | Film |
| 1982 | A Woman Called Golda | Hubert Humphrey | Film |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | Thomas "Tom" Willis | TV |
| 1975 | The Stepford Wives | Ed Wimpiris | Film |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | Senator Evans (uncredited) | Film |
| 1973 | The Connection | Lee Harris | Film |
| 1972 | Between Time and Timbuktu | Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello | Film |
| 1965 | Mirage | Group Leader | Film |
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