Deceased
How Did Franklin Cover Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 77Also known asFranklin E. Cover, Frank Cover, Franklin Edward CoverGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/11/1928Born inCleveland, Ohio, USADied05/02/2006 (aged 77)Died 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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Will & GraceSeries | Justice of the Peace | 70 |
| 1998 | Almost HeroesMovie | Nicholas Burr | 70 |
| 1995 | Too SomethingSeries | — | 67 |
| 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 |
| 1988 | HothouseSeries | Sheriff Joe Gates | 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 |
| 1973 | The ConnectionMovie | Lee Harris | 45 |
| 1972 | Between Time and TimbuktuMovie | Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello | 44 |
| 1972 | Short Walk to DaylightMovie | Conductor | 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 |