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Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin

ActingBorn January 15, 1936Died December 25, 2023 (age 87)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.

Filmography

2022
Saving Elodie

as Granddad

Movie
2016Movie
2015
Myth Makers

as Himself

TV
2013
Twilight of the Gods

as Richard Wagner

Movie
2011Movie
2008Movie
2008
The Ties That Bind Us

as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)

Movie
2002Movie
1993Movie
1993Movie
1992
Heartbeat

as Doctor

TV
1986
Blake's 7: Aftermath

as Federation Trooper

Movie
1984
Waving to a Train

as Young Richard

Movie
1983Movie
1978
Blake's 7

as Federation Trooper

TV
1974Movie
1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death

as Captain Mike Yates

Movie
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster

as Captain Mike Yates

Movie
1972Movie
1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons

as Captain Mike Yates

Movie
1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

as Captain Mike Yates

Movie
1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

as Captain Mike Yates

Movie
1971Movie
1970
Little Women

as Jack Scott

TV
1968
The Fiction Makers

as 2nd Guard

Movie
1963
Doctor Who

as Mike Yates

TV
1963
Doctor Who

as Captain Mike Yates

TV
1962
The Saint

as 2nd Guard

TV
1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as 2nd PBX Operator

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 15, 1936
Day of DeathDecember 25, 2023
Place of BirthMarylebone, London, England, UK
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