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Franklin Cover

Franklin Cover
  • Name: Franklin Cover
  • Birthday: 1928-11-20
  • Also known as: Franklin E. Cover,Frank Cover,Franklin Edward Cover
  • Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Popularity: 0.045
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 University. His career started on the stage acting in Henry IV, Part 1 and Hamlet. He also appeared... Read More

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Title Release date
Almost Heroes   as  Nicholas Burr 1998-05-29
Cosmic Slop   as  (segment 'Space Traders') 1994-11-08
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994-05-10
Brain Donors   as  Doctor 1992-04-17
Zits   as  FBI Chief 1988-07-07
Wall Street   as  Dan 1987-12-10
A Woman Called Golda   as  Hubert Humphrey 1982-04-26
The Day the Bubble Burst   as  Herbert Hoover 1982-02-07
The Stepford Wives   as  Ed Wimpiris 1975-02-12
The Great Gatsby   as  Senator Evans (uncredited) 1974-03-27
The Connection   as  Lee Harris 1973-02-27
Short Walk to Daylight   as  Conductor 1972-10-24
Between Time and Timbuktu   as  Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello 1972-03-13
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?   as  Medical Expert 1968-05-24
Mirage   as  Group Leader 1965-10-29