Richard Franklin
Age: N/A | From: Marylebone, London, England, UK
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 18
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(1963) Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
(1962) 2nd Guard
Heartbeat
(1992) Doctor
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016) Engineer
Blake's 7
(1978) Federation Trooper
Dixon of Dock Green
(1955) 2nd PBX Operator
The Fiction Makers
(1968) 2nd Guard
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
(1993) Mike YatesActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Engineer | |
| 2015 | N/A | |
| 2013 | (archive footage) | |
| Richard Wagner | ||
| 2011 | Self | |
| 2008 | Dean | |
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Himself | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| 1998 | N/A | |
| 1993 | Mike Yates | |
| Self | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| Doctor | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| 1983 | Captain Yates | |
| 1978 | Federation Trooper | |
| 1974 | Mike Yates | |
| Mike Yates | ||
| 1973 | Captain Mike Yates | |
| 1972 | Captain Mike Yates | |
| Captain Yates | ||
| 1971 | Captain Mike Yates | |
| Captain Mike Yates | ||
| Captain Mike Yates | ||
| Captain Mike Yates | ||
| 1968 | 2nd Guard | |
| 1963 | Mike Yates | |
| Captain Mike Yates | ||
| 1962 | 2nd Guard | |
| 1955 | 2nd PBX Operator | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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