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Richard Franklin
Born · January 15, 1936
Died · December 25, 2023 (87 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Bio
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.
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
0.0
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
7.5
2016
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
0.0
2015
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
0.0
2013
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
3.0
2013
Life on Earth
Self
0.0
2011
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2011
Chemical Wedding
Dean
4.5
2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
0.0
2008
Chronotrip
4.0
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
0.0
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
0.0
2001
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
9.0
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
4.8
1993
Return to Devil's End
Self
8.0
1993
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
0.0
1992
Heartbeat
Doctor · (1 episode)
7.0
1992
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
0.0
1989
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
7.8
1983
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper · (1 episode)
7.2
1978
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
7.3
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
7.0
1974
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
8.7
1973
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
7.5
1972
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
7.9
1972
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
7.4
1971
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Captain Mike Yates
6.8
1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
7.0
1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
7.6
1971
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
7.2
1968
Doctor Who
Mike Yates · (41 episodes)
7.9
1963
Doctor Who
Captain Mike Yates · (25 episodes)
7.9
1963
The Saint
2nd Guard · (1 episode)
7.3
1962
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator · (1 episode)
5.3
1955