Actor
Franklin Cover
November 20, 1928 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Notable work
7.2Wall Street (1987)
as Dan
8.6Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
as General Vreeland (voice)
7.8ER (1994)
as Mr. Thurnhurst
8.1Columbo (1971)
as Harry Jenkins
6.9Will & Grace (1998)
as Justice of the Peace
6.3The Great Gatsby (1974)
as Senator Evans (uncredited)
6.7The Stepford Wives (1975)
as Ed Wimpiris
7.4Who's the Boss? (1984)
cast
Often works with
Bob Hastings
2 titles together
Batman: The Animated Series, All in the Family
Peter Falk
2 titles together
Columbo, Naked City
Bruce Kirby
2 titles together
Columbo, In the Heat of the Night
Katherine Helmond
2 titles together
Who's the Boss?, Coach
Carroll O'Connor
2 titles together
All in the Family, In the Heat of the Night
Mike Evans
2 titles together
All in the Family, The Jeffersons
Full filmography · 33
Will & Grace
as Justice of the Peace
19986.9
ER
as Mr. Thurnhurst
19947.8
Living Single
cast
19938.1
Mad About You
as Yankee Infielder
19926.8
Batman: The Animated Series
as General Vreeland (voice)
19928.6
They Came from Outer Space
cast
1990
Coach
as Gunnar
19896.7
Hothouse
as Sheriff Joe Gates
1988
In the Heat of the Night
cast
19887.5
227
cast
19856.8
Who's the Boss?
cast
19847.4
A Woman Called Golda
as Hubert Humphrey
1982