Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1936-01-15
- Day of Death2023-12-25 (87 years)
- Place of BirthMarylebone, London, England, UK
- Also Known As-
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
As: Engineer
- 2013
Twilight of the Gods
As: Richard Wagner
- 2008
Chemical Wedding
As: Dean
- 1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
As: Mike Yates
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Doctor
- 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
1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
As: Mike Yates
1973Doctor Who: The Green Death
As: Captain Mike Yates
1972Doctor Who: The Time Monster
As: Captain Mike Yates
1972Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
As: Captain Yates
1971Doctor Who: The Dæmons
As: Captain Mike Yates
1971Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
As: Captain Mike Yates
1971Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
As: Captain Mike Yates
1971Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
As: Captain Mike Yates
- 1968
The Fiction Makers
As: 2nd Guard
1963Doctor Who
As: Mike Yates
- 1963
Doctor Who
As: Captain Mike Yates
1962The Saint
As: 2nd Guard
1955Dixon of Dock Green
As: 2nd PBX Operator