Personal Info
Known Credits
27
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1936-01-15 (89 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Also Known For
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
Acting
2017 --
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
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2016 --
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
| Engineer
2015 --
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
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2013 --
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
| (archive footage)
2013 --
Twilight of the Gods
| Richard Wagner
2011 --
Life on Earth
| Self
2008 --
Chemical Wedding
| Dean
2008 --
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
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2002 --
Chronotrip
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2001 --
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
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2001 --
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
| Himself
1998 --
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
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1993 --
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
| Mike Yates
1993 --
Return to Devil's End
| Self
1992 --
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
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1989 --
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
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1983 --
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
| Captain Yates
1974 --
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
| Mike Yates
1974 --
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
| Mike Yates
1973 --
Doctor Who: The Green Death
| Captain Mike Yates
1972 --
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
| Captain Mike Yates
1972 --
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
| Captain Yates
1971 --
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
| Captain Mike Yates
1971 --
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
| Captain Mike Yates
1971 --
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
| Captain Mike Yates
1971 --
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
| Captain Mike Yates
1968 --
The Fiction Makers
| 2nd Guard