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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.
Franklin Cover was an American actor who appeared in Wall Street, The Stepford Wives and Almost Heroes. He was born in 1928, married to Mary Bradford Stone and died in 2006.
- January 1, 1
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Feb 11, 2006 · Franklin Cover, actor who played George and Louise Jefferson's neighbor on long-running TV program The Jeffersons, dies at age 77; photo (M)
Franklin Cover was an actor who appeared in Wall Street, The Stepford Wives and Almost Heroes. He was also one of the first interracial couples on TV with Roxie Roker on The Jeffersons.
- November 20, 1928
- February 5, 2006
Feb 10, 2006 · Franklin Cover, who played George and Louise Jefferson's white neighbor on "The Jeffersons," died today.
Feb 10, 2006 · Cover, who was in an interracial marriage with a black woman, died of pneumonia in 2006 at 77. He also appeared in numerous TV shows, Broadway plays and films, including \"The Great Gatsby\" and \"Wall Street\".
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Feb 10, 2006 · This obituary from Playbill.com reports the death of Franklin Cover, who played Tom Willis on the sitcom \"The Jeffersons\" and appeared in several Broadway shows. It also lists his TV and theater credits and his family survivors.