Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 15, 1936
Died
Dec 25, 2023
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Credits
40 titles
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
Filmography
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage)
Saving Elodie
Granddad
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Myth Makers
Himself
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
Life on Earth
Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self
Chemical Wedding
Dean
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Chronotrip
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Heartbeat
Doctor
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
Jack Scott
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
Doctor Who
Mike Yates
The Saint
2nd Guard
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator