Richard Franklin
Known for: Acting
Born: January 14, 1936 in Marylebone, London, England, UK - Died: December 24, 2023
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
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Life on Earth
Self
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
Return to Devil's End
Self
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
Chronotrip
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
Chemical Wedding
Dean
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates