Richard Franklin
Acting
Born: 1936-01-15 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
Died: 2023-12-25
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 (30)
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
(archive footage)
Saving Elodie
2022
Granddad
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Twilight of the Gods
2013
Richard Wagner
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
(archive footage)
Life on Earth
2011
Self
Chemical Wedding
2008
Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
1993
Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
1984
Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
Captain Mike Yates
📺 TV Shows (9)
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
Self
Myth Makers
2015
Himself
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011
Self
Heartbeat
1992
Doctor
Blake's 7
1978
Federation Trooper
Little Women
1970
Jack Scott
Doctor Who
1963
Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
1962
2nd Guard
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
2nd PBX Operator