Richard Franklin
Acting
Born 1936-01-15 · 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.
Filmography
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Mar 20, 2023
Saving Elodie
Jan 18, 2022
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Aug 1, 2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Dec 14, 2016
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Oct 1, 2015
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Jul 15, 2013
Twilight of the Gods
Mar 4, 2013
Life on Earth
May 9, 2011
Chemical Wedding
May 4, 2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Mar 3, 2008
The Ties That Bind Us
Mar 3, 2008
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Nov 12, 2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Feb 20, 2001
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Jan 1, 1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Nov 27, 1993
Return to Devil's End
Jan 30, 1993
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Jun 1, 1992
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Aug 6, 1986
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Nov 25, 1983
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Jun 8, 1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Feb 16, 1974
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Jun 23, 1973
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Jun 24, 1972
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Jan 22, 1972
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Jun 19, 1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Apr 3, 1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Mar 6, 1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Jan 23, 1971
The Fiction Makers
Dec 8, 1968