Richard Franklin
Born in Marylebone, London, England, UK — Jan 15 1936• Died Dec 25 2023
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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.
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Richard Franklin's Credits
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Doctor Who
Mike Yates
The Saint
2nd Guard
Heartbeat
Doctor
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
Myth Makers
Himself
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
Little Women
Jack Scott
Chemical Wedding
Dean
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Federation Trooper
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
Chronotrip
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Life on Earth
Self
Return to Devil's End
Self
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
Saving Elodie
Granddad
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage)
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee