Richard Franklin
Born Jan 15, 1936 · 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
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
Saving Elodie
2022
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Twilight of the Gods
2013
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Chemical Wedding
2008
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
Heartbeat
1992
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
Blake's 7
1978
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
The Fiction Makers
1968
Doctor Who
1963
The Saint
1962
Dixon of Dock Green
1955