
Acting
January 14, 1936 (87 years old)
December 24, 2023
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.

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