Franklin Cover
Biography
Franklin Cover was an American actor who began his career on the stage, performing in Henry IV, Part 1 and Hamlet and appearing in Forty Carats with Julie Harris. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and his early television work included Naked City and The Jackie Gleason Show. The Jeffersons gave him his first starring part, as Tom Willis; that series ran from 1975 to 1985. His other screen credits included The Stepford Wives (1975) and the television movie A Woman Called Golda (1982), where he played Hubert Humphrey. After The Jeffersons ended, he took guest roles on television and a supporting part in Wall Street (1987). In 1994 he appeared in an episode of ER, and his final television appearance came on Will & Grace in 1999.
77years old at death
- Born Cleveland
- Died Lillian Booth Actors Home
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Franklin Edward Cover
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 33 years1965 to 1998
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First role
Cover's stage work included roles in Henry IV, Part 1 and Hamlet, and he also acted in Forty Carats alongside Julie Harris.
A first
Cover's last television appearance came in an episode of Will & Grace called Object of My Rejection, which aired on May 13, 1999.
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