Richard Franklin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-01-15

Day of death

2023-12-25 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Marylebone, London, England, UK

Richard Franklin

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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • The Ties That Bind Us

    The Ties That Bind Us

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

  • Saving Elodie

    Saving Elodie

  • Chemical Wedding

    Chemical Wedding

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Return to Devil's End

    Return to Devil's End

  • Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

  • Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

  • Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

  • Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

    Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

  • Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

  • Doctor Who: The Green Death

    Doctor Who: The Green Death

  • Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

    Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

  • Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

    Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

  • The Final Curtain

    The Final Curtain

  • Doctor Who: The Time Monster

    Doctor Who: The Time Monster

  • Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

  • Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

  • Twilight of the Gods

    Twilight of the Gods

  • Myth Makers

    Myth Makers

  • Doctor Who: The Dæmons

    Doctor Who: The Dæmons

  • A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

    A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

  • Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin

    Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin

  • Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

  • The Fiction Makers

    The Fiction Makers

  • Between Now... and Now! Science and "The Time Monster"

    Between Now... and Now! Science and "The Time Monster"

  • Life on Earth

    Life on Earth

  • Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

  • Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook

    Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook

  • Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

    Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster

  • Chronotrip

    Chronotrip

  • Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee

    Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee

  • The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

    The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years

  • Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

    Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado

  • Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

    Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

  • The Devil Rides Out: Making the Daemons

    The Devil Rides Out: Making the Daemons