Richard Franklin
Acting
Born: 1936-01-15 in Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Doctor Who
Mike Yates
Doctor Who
Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
2nd Guard
Heartbeat
Doctor
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self
Myth Makers
Himself
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Little Women
Jack Scott
Chronotrip
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Federation Trooper
Chemical Wedding
Dean
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Captain Mike Yates
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Return to Devil's End
Self
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
Life on Earth
Self
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner