Richard Franklin
January 15, 1936 (88 years old) in Marylebone, London, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2017 · The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years as
- 2016 · Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Engineer
- 2015 · Longleat '83: The Lost Footage as
- 2013 · A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee as (archive footage)
- 2013 · Twilight of the Gods as Richard Wagner
- 2011 · Life on Earth as Self
- 2011 · Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook as Self
- 2008 · Chemical Wedding as Dean
- 2008 · Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 as
- 2002 · Chronotrip as
- 2001 · ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis as
- 2001 · Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Himself
- 1998 · Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? as
- 1993 · Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as Mike Yates
- 1993 · Return to Devil's End as Self
- 1992 · Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee as
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Doctor
- 1989 · Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin as
- 1983 · Doctor Who: The Five Doctors as Captain Yates
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Federation Trooper
- 1974 · Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders as Mike Yates
- 1974 · Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs as Mike Yates
- 1973 · Doctor Who: The Green Death as Captain Mike Yates
- 1972 · Doctor Who: The Time Monster as Captain Mike Yates
- 1972 · Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks as Captain Yates
- 1971 · Doctor Who: The Dæmons as Captain Mike Yates
- 1971 · Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos as Captain Mike Yates
- 1971 · Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil as Captain Mike Yates
- 1971 · Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons as Captain Mike Yates
- 1968 · The Fiction Makers as 2nd Guard
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Mike Yates
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Captain Mike Yates
- 1962 · The Saint as 2nd Guard
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as 2nd PBX Operator