Richard Franklin
Known for
Acting
Life
1936 – 2023 (aged 87)
Born in
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb34 acting credits
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
14 Dec 2016
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
The Saint
04 Oct 1962
Blake's 7
02 Jan 1978
Chemical Wedding
04 May 2008
Heartbeat
10 Apr 1992
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
25 Nov 1983
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
27 Nov 1993
Filmography
2023
- Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monsteras (archive footage)
2022
- Saving Elodieas Granddad
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyas Engineer
2013
- A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertweeas (archive footage)
- Twilight of the Godsas Richard Wagner
2008
- Chemical Weddingas Dean
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
- The Ties That Bind Usas Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2002
1993
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas Mike Yates
1992
- Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
- Heartbeatas Doctor1 episode
1986
- Blake's 7: Aftermathas Federation Trooper
1984
- Waving to a Trainas Young Richard
1983
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctorsas Captain Yates
1978
- Blake's 7as Federation Trooper1 episode
1974
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spidersas Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaursas Mike Yates
1973
- Doctor Who: The Green Deathas Captain Mike Yates
1972
- Doctor Who: The Time Monsteras Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleksas Captain Yates
1971
- Doctor Who: The Dæmonsas Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axosas Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evilas Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autonsas Captain Mike Yates
1970
- Little Womenas Jack Scott1 episode
1968
- The Fiction Makersas 2nd Guard
1963
- Doctor Whoas Captain Mike Yates25 episodes
1962
- The Saintas 2nd Guard1 episode
1955
- Dixon of Dock Greenas 2nd PBX Operator1 episode