Richard Franklin
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-01-15
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.
Also Known For
Life on Earth
May 09, 2011
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Nov 27, 1993
Twilight of the Gods
Mar 04, 2013
Return to Devil's End
Jan 30, 1993
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Nov 12, 2001
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Oct 01, 2015
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Jun 01, 1992
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
Jan 16, 1989
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Aug 01, 2017
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Jan 23, 1971
Chronotrip
Feb 15, 2002
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Jan 22, 1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Jun 24, 1972
Chemical Wedding
May 04, 2008
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Dec 14, 2016
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Nov 25, 1983
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Mar 03, 2008
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Jul 15, 2013
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Jan 01, 1998
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Feb 20, 2001
The Fiction Makers
Dec 08, 1968
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Jun 23, 1973
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Jun 19, 1971
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Feb 16, 1974
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Jun 08, 1974
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Mar 06, 1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Apr 03, 1971
The Ties That Bind Us
Mar 03, 2008
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Mar 20, 2023
Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
Apr 17, 2025
Saving Elodie
Jan 18, 2022
Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado
Jan 01, 1997
Dixon of Dock Green
Jul 09, 1955
Doctor Who
Nov 23, 1963
Doctor Who
Nov 23, 1963
Blake's 7
Jan 02, 1978
Heartbeat
Apr 10, 1992
The Saint
Oct 04, 1962
