Franklin Cover(1928-2006)

Actor

Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Play trailer0:30

Wall Street (1987)

Franklin Cover was born on 20 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Wall Street (1987), Almost Heroes (1998) and The Stepford Wives (1975). He was married to Mary Bradford Stone. He died on 5 February 2006 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

IMDbProStarmeter See rank

Awards
- 1 nomination

Photos43

+ 37

Known for

Wall Street

7.3

1987

Almost Heroes

5.8

Nicholas Burr

1998

The Stepford Wives

6.9

Ed Wimpiris

1975

In the Heat of the Night

7.6

TV Series

Tommy Vincent

Credits

Edit

IMDbPro

Actor

Will & Grace
7.4
TV Series
- Justice of the Peace
- 1999
Almost Heroes
5.8
- Nicholas Burr
- 1998
Mad About You
6.8
TV Series
- Yankee Infielder
- 1998
Columbo: A Trace of Murder
7.5
TV Movie
- Harry Jenkins
- 1997
New York Daze
6.9
TV Series
- Professor Skaggs
- 1996
Coach
7.0
TV Series
- Gunnar
- 1996
Batman: The Animated Series
9.0
TV Series
- General Vreeland (voice, as Frank Cover)
- 1994
Living Single
7.7
TV Series
- Professor Fletcher
- 1994
ER
7.9
TV Series
- Mr. Thurnhurst
- 1994
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
6.9
TV Movie
- Tom the Governor
- 1994
Brain Donors
6.9
- Doctor
- 1992
Davis Rules
7.3
TV Series
- Captain Lou Crandall
- 1992
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
TV Series
- Tommy Vincent
- 1991
Who's the Boss?
6.6
TV Series
- Mr. Campbell
- Mr. Kimball
- 1991
They Came from Outer Space
6.6
TV Series
- Mr. Renick
- 1991

Videos2

Trailer 0:30

Wall Street

Trailer 1:19

Wall Street: 20th Anniversary Edition

Trailer 1:19

Wall Street: 20th Anniversary Edition

Personal details

Edit

Alternative names
- Franklin E. Cover
Height
- 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
Born
- November 20, 1928
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
- February 5, 2006
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA(pneumonia)
Spouse
- Mary Bradford StoneJanuary 30, 1965 - February 5, 2006 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
- Britta Anne Cover(Sibling)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Played opposite African-American actress Roxie Roker as the character of Tom Willis on The Jeffersons (1975). They became one of the first interracial marriages to be seen weekly on prime-time television.