Richard Franklin
Personal Info
Acting
January 14, 1936 (87 years old)
December 24, 2023
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Richard Franklin
Biography
Richard Kimber Franklin (15 January 1936 – 24 December 2023) was an English actor, writer, director and political activist. Principally a stage actor, he also appeared as a regular character in several high-profile British television programmes, including Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm, and he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT in Doctor Who from 1971 until 1974, returning to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.
Known For
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
as (archive footage)
Saving Elodie
2022
as Granddad
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Myth Makers
2015
as Himself
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
as (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
2013
as Richard Wagner
Life on Earth
2011
as Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011
as Self
Chemical Wedding
2008
as Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
as Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
1993
as Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Heartbeat
1992
as Doctor