Deceased

How Did Franklin Cover Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asFranklin E. Cover, Frank Cover, Franklin Edward CoverGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/11/1928Born inCleveland, Ohio, USADied05/02/2006Died inLillian Booth Actors HomeCausepneumoniaWikidataQ1356530 ↗TMDb#166598 ↗

Franklin Edward Cover was an American actor best known for his role in The Jeffersons, Tom Willis, half of one of the first interracial marriages to be seen on prime-time television.

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Filmography29 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1998	Will & GraceSeries	Justice of the Peace	70
1998	Almost HeroesMovie	Nicholas Burr	70
1994	ERSeries	Mr. Thurnhurst	66
1994	Cosmic SlopMovie	(segment 'Space Traders')	66
1994	Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal LifestyleMovie	—	66
1993	Living SingleSeries	—	65
1992	Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries	General Vreeland (voice)	64
1992	Mad About YouSeries	Yankee Infielder	64
1992	Brain DonorsMovie	Doctor	64
1990	They Came from Outer SpaceSeries	—	62
1989	CoachSeries	Gunnar	61
1988	ZitsMovie	FBI Chief	60
1988	In the Heat of the NightSeries	—	60
1987	Wall StreetMovie	Dan	59
1985	227Series	—	57
1984	Who's the Boss?Series	—	56
1982	The Day the Bubble BurstMovie	Herbert Hoover	54
1982	A Woman Called GoldaMovie	Hubert Humphrey	54
1977	The Love BoatSeries	—	49
1975	The JeffersonsSeries	Thomas "Tom" Willis	47
1975	The Stepford WivesMovie	Ed Wimpiris	47
1974	The Great GatsbyMovie	Senator Evans (uncredited)	46
1972	Between Time and TimbuktuMovie	Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello	44
1971	ColumboSeries	Harry Jenkins	43
1971	All in the FamilySeries	Tom Willis	43
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Movie	Medical Expert	40
1967	N.Y.P.D.Series	—	39
1965	MirageMovie	Group Leader	37
1958	Naked CitySeries	Steelworker	30