Richard Franklin
Acting
Born January 15, 1936 · 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 · 40 titles
Doctor Who
Heartbeat
The Saint
Blake's 7
Dixon of Dock Green
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Myth Makers
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Little Women
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
The Ties That Bind Us
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Chemical Wedding
The Fiction Makers
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Chronotrip
Waving to a Train
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Return to Devil's End
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Life on Earth
Saving Elodie
Twilight of the Gods