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Franklin Cover

Franklin Cover

Acting
20 Nov 1928
05 Feb 2006
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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 h...

Also Known As

Franklin E. Cover, Frank Cover, Franklin Edward Cover

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