Franklin Cover was an American actor most noted for starring on 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 in Cleveland, Ohio. His career started on the stage acting in "Henry IV, Part 1" and "Hamlet". He also appeared in "Forty Carats" with Julie Harris. Wikipedia
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