Richard Franklin
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 15, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2023 | Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster(archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Saving ElodieGranddad | |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: Behind the SofaSelf | |
| 2017 | The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years | |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryEngineer | |
| 2015 | Longleat '83: The Lost Footage | |
| 2015 | Myth MakersHimself | |
| 2013 | Twilight of the GodsRichard Wagner | |
| 2013 | A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee(archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Life on EarthSelf | |
| 2011 | Fred Dinenage - Murder CasebookSelf | |
| 2008 | Chemical WeddingDean | |
| 2008 | Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 | |
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind UsCaptain Mike Yates (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Chronotrip | |
| 2001 | ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis | |
| 2001 | Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyHimself | |
| 1998 | Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? | |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeMike Yates | |
| 1993 | Return to Devil's EndSelf | |
| 1992 | Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee | |
| 1992 | HeartbeatDoctor | |
| 1986 | Blake's 7: AftermathFederation Trooper | |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsCaptain Yates | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7Federation Trooper | |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursMike Yates | |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersMike Yates | |
| 1973 | Doctor Who: The Green DeathCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksCaptain Yates | |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: The Time MonsterCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The DæmonsCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1970 | Little WomenJack Scott | |
| 1968 | The Fiction Makers2nd Guard | |
| 1963 | Doctor WhoMike Yates | |
| 1963 | Doctor WhoCaptain Mike Yates | |
| 1962 | The Saint2nd Guard | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green2nd PBX Operator |