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Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin

Actor · Born 1936-01-15 · Marylebone, London, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — Engineer
  2. Doctor Who (1963) — Mike Yates
  3. The Saint (1962) — 2nd Guard
  4. Blake's 7 (1978) — Federation Trooper
  5. Chemical Wedding (2008) — Dean
  6. Heartbeat (1992) — Doctor
  7. Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) — Captain Yates
  8. Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) — Mike Yates
  9. The Fiction Makers (1968) — 2nd Guard
  10. Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
  11. Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972) — Captain Yates
  12. Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974) — Mike Yates
  13. Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
  14. Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973) — Captain Mike Yates
  15. Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
  16. Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
  17. Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974) — Mike Yates
  18. Doctor Who: The Time Monster (1972) — Captain Mike Yates
  19. Dixon of Dock Green (1955) — 2nd PBX Operator
  20. Return to Devil's End (1993) — Self
  21. Chronotrip (2002)
  22. Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? (1998)
  23. Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook (2011) — Self
  24. Little Women (1970) — Jack Scott
  25. Twilight of the Gods (2013) — Richard Wagner
  26. Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2001) — Himself
  27. Life on Earth (2011) — Self
  28. ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001)
  29. Longleat '83: The Lost Footage (2015)
  30. Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee (1992)
  31. The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years (2017)
  32. Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008)
  33. A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee (2013) — (archive footage)
  34. The Ties That Bind Us (2008) — Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
  35. Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster (2023) — (archive footage)
  36. Saving Elodie (2022) — Granddad
  37. Blake's 7: Aftermath (1986) — Federation Trooper
  38. Waving to a Train (1984) — Young Richard
  39. Myth Makers (2015) — Himself
  40. Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa (2018) — Self