Richard Franklin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1936
- Died
- December 25, 2023 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Movie · as (archive footage)
Saving Elodie
Movie · as Granddad
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie · as Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Movie
Myth Makers
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Twilight of the Gods
Movie · as Richard Wagner
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie · as (archive footage)
Life on Earth
Movie · as Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chemical Wedding
Movie · as Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Movie
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
Movie
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Movie
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Movie · as Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Movie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie · as Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
Movie · as Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie
Heartbeat
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Movie · as Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
Movie · as Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie · as Captain Yates
Blake's 7
TV · as Federation Trooper · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Movie · as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Movie · as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Movie · as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Movie · as Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
TV · as Jack Scott · 1 ep
The Fiction Makers
Movie · as 2nd Guard
Doctor Who
TV · as Mike Yates, Captain Mike Yates · 22 eps
The Saint
TV · as 2nd Guard · 1 ep
Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as 2nd PBX Operator · 1 ep