Richard Franklin
Born
January 15, 1936
Died
December 25, 2023 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
2025
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage)
2023
Saving Elodie
Granddad
2022
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
2016
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
2013
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
2013
Life on Earth
Self
2011
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Chemical Wedding
Dean
2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2008
Chronotrip
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
2001
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
1993
Return to Devil's End
Self
1993
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Heartbeat
Doctor · (1 episode)
1992
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
1989
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
1983
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper · (1 episode)
1978
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
1974
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
1973
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
1972
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
1972
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
1971
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
1968
Doctor Who
Mike Yates · (41 episodes)
1963
Doctor Who
Captain Mike Yates · (25 episodes)
1963
The Saint
2nd Guard · (1 episode)
1962
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator · (1 episode)
1955