Personal Info
Richard Franklin
Acting
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
Movies
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage)
Saving Elodie
as Granddad
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
as Richard Wagner
Life on Earth
as Self
Chemical Wedding
as Dean
The Ties That Bind Us
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
TV Shows
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
as Self · 5 ep.
Myth Makers
as Himself · 1 ep.
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
as Self · 1 ep.
Heartbeat
as Doctor · 1 ep.
Blake's 7
as Federation Trooper · 1 ep.
Little Women
as Jack Scott · 1 ep.
Doctor Who
as Captain Mike Yates · 25 ep.
The Saint
as 2nd Guard · 1 ep.
Dixon of Dock Green
as 2nd PBX Operator · 1 ep.