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Richard Franklin

Acting
Known For

87 Years Old

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.

Born

Marylebone, London, England, UK on 15th January 1936

Died

25th December 2023

All Credits

Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Mike Yates
The Saint Image
The Saint
2nd Guard
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Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
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Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
Doctor
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Image
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook Image
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors Image
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time Image
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
The Fiction Makers Image
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
The Ties That Bind Us Image
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs Image
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil Image
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders Image
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
Chemical Wedding Image
Chemical Wedding
Dean
Doctor Who: The Dæmons Image
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster Image
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons Image
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks Image
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos Image
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death Image
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Image
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee Image
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
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Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
Return to Devil's End Image
Return to Devil's End
Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee Image
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
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Chronotrip
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? Image
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage Image
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis Image
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years Image
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Life on Earth Image
Life on Earth
Self
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Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster Image
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage)
Saving Elodie Image
Saving Elodie
Granddad
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin Image
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin