Richard Franklin
Born: 1936-01-15
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
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016★ 7.5
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001★ 0.0
Saving Elodie
2022★ 0.0
Life on Earth
2011★ 0.0
Chemical Wedding
2008★ 4.2
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973★ 8.6
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972★ 5.9
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974★ 7.4
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974★ 6.8
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983★ 7.7
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971★ 7.5
The Fiction Makers
1968★ 7.0
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971★ 7.5
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972★ 7.9
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971★ 7.7
Twilight of the Gods
2013★ 3.0
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023★ 0.0
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993★ 4.4
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008★ 0.0
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971★ 6.8
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015★ 0.0
The Ties That Bind Us
2008★ 0.0
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013★ 0.0
Return to Devil's End
1993★ 8.0
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017★ 0.0
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001★ 0.0
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998★ 9.0
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992★ 0.0