Acting
Richard Franklin
- Born
- 1936-01-15
- Died
- 2023-12-25
- Birthplace
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
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
Filmography
40 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023 · Movie
(archive footage)
Saving Elodie
2022 · Movie
Granddad
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018 · TV Show
Self
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017 · Movie
Cast
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Movie
Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015 · Movie
Cast
Myth Makers
2015 · TV Show
Himself
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013 · Movie
(archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
2013 · Movie
Richard Wagner
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011 · TV Show
Self
Life on Earth
2011 · Movie
Self
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008 · Movie
Cast
Chemical Wedding
2008 · Movie
Dean
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
2002 · Movie
Cast
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001 · Movie
Himself
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001 · Movie
Cast
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998 · Movie
Cast
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Movie
Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
1993 · Movie
Self
Heartbeat
1992 · TV Show
Doctor
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992 · Movie
Cast
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986 · Movie
Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
1984 · Movie
Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · Movie
Captain Yates
Blake's 7
1978 · TV Show
Federation Trooper
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · Movie
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974 · Movie
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972 · Movie
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 · Movie
Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
1970 · TV Show
Jack Scott
The Fiction Makers
1968 · Movie
2nd Guard
Doctor Who
1963 · TV Show
Mike Yates · Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
1962 · TV Show
2nd Guard
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · TV Show
2nd PBX Operator