Person
Fred Covington
Acting · 1928–1993
Biography
Fred Covington was born on July 1, 1928 as Alfred Covington. He was an actor, known for Norma Rae (1979), The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) and Challenge (1974). He died on July 28, 1993 in Marietta, Georgia, USA.
Known for
Roots
Auctioneer
Norma Rae
Alston Purvis
Nashville 99
Hyder
Coward of the County
Brother Hofelter
The Brass Ring
MacDonald Jennings
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Man in Jail
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Auctioneer
Grass Roots
Police Captain
Freedom Road
Sheriff Bentley
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Governor #1
Filmography
- 2007The Battle of ChickamaugaNarrator
- 1992Grass RootsPolice Captain
- 1981Coward of the CountyBrother Hofelter
- 1981The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaMan in Jail
- 1980The Ordeal of Dr. MuddAttorney Lake
- 1979Freedom RoadSheriff Bentley
- 1979Norma RaeAlston Purvis
- 1978They Went That-A-Way & That-A-WayGovernor #1
- 1977Nashville 99Hyder
- 1977RootsAuctioneer
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsAuctioneer
- 1974The Brass RingMacDonald Jennings
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