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Portrait of Franklin Cover

Acting

Franklin Cover

Career

Active from 1972 to 1982, busiest in 1982 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Franklin Cover Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      33
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1990s

      10 titles · average score 66
      Will & Grace
      Will & Grace (1998)
      GoodWatch score 76

      TV show · as Justice of the Peace

      Almost Heroes
      Almost Heroes (1998)
      GoodWatch score 31

      as Nicholas Burr

      Too Something
      Too Something (1995)

      TV show

      ER
      ER (1994)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Mr. Thurnhurst

      Cosmic Slop
      Cosmic Slop (1994)
      GoodWatch score 57

      as (segment 'Space Traders')

      Living Single
      Living Single (1993)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show

      Batman: The Animated Series
      Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
      GoodWatch score 90

      TV show · as General Vreeland (voice)

      Mad About You
      Mad About You (1992)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show · as Yankee Infielder

      Brain Donors
      Brain Donors (1992)
      GoodWatch score 50

      as Doctor

      They Came from Outer Space
      They Came from Outer Space (1990)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show

      1980s

      10 titles · average score 68
      Coach
      Coach (1989)
      GoodWatch score 56

      TV show · as Gunnar

      In the Heat of the Night
      In the Heat of the Night (1988)
      GoodWatch score 60

      TV show

      Hothouse
      Hothouse (1988)

      TV show · as Sheriff Joe Gates

      Zits
      Zits (1988)

      as FBI Chief

      Wall Street
      Wall Street (1987)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Dan

      227
      227 (1985)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show

      Who's the Boss?
      Who's the Boss? (1984)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show

      The Day the Bubble Burst
      The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)

      as Herbert Hoover

      A Woman Called Golda
      A Woman Called Golda (1982)

      TV show · as Hubert Humphrey

      A Woman Called Golda
      A Woman Called Golda (1982)
      GoodWatch score 75

      as Hubert Humphrey

      1970s

      9 titles · average score 69
      The Love Boat
      The Love Boat (1977)
      GoodWatch score 53

      TV show

      The Jeffersons
      The Jeffersons (1975)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show · as Thomas 'Tom' Willis

      The Stepford Wives
      The Stepford Wives (1975)
      GoodWatch score 60

      as Ed Wimpiris

      The Great Gatsby
      The Great Gatsby (1974)
      GoodWatch score 50

      as Senator Evans (uncredited)

      The Connection
      The Connection (1973)

      as Lee Harris

      Between Time and Timbuktu
      Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
      GoodWatch score 73

      as Col. Donald 'Tex' Pirandello

      Short Walk to Daylight
      Short Walk to Daylight (1972)
      GoodWatch score 71

      as Conductor

      Columbo
      Columbo (1971)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show · as Harry Jenkins

      All in the Family
      All in the Family (1971)
      GoodWatch score 82

      TV show · as Tom Willis

      1960s

      3 titles · average score 72
      What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
      What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
      GoodWatch score 62

      as Medical Expert

      N.Y.P.D.
      N.Y.P.D. (1967)
      GoodWatch score 70

      TV show

      Mirage
      Mirage (1965)
      GoodWatch score 86

      as Group Leader

      1950s

      1 title · average score 69
      Naked City
      Naked City (1958)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show · as Steelworker