Fred Covington

Known for

Acting

Born

July 1, 1928

Died

July 28, 1993 (aged 65)

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.

Best known work

Roots

1977

Norma Rae

1979

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

1981

Coward of the County

1981

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

Freedom Road

1979

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

Grass Roots

1992

The Brass Ring

1974

Filmography

2007
The Battle of Chickamauga
as Narrator
1992
Grass Roots
as Police Captain
1981
Coward of the County
as Brother Hofelter
1981
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
as Man in Jail
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Attorney Lake
1979
Freedom Road
as Sheriff Bentley
1979
Norma Rae
as Alston Purvis
1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Governor #1
1977
Nashville 99TV
as Hyder (1 episode)
1977
RootsTV
as Auctioneer (1 episode)
1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Auctioneer
1974
The Brass Ring
as MacDonald Jennings