William Franklyn
Date of birth: 1925-09-22
Place of birth: Kensington, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
William Franklyn was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, taking over from Peter Jones as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967.
Movie Credits
Splitting Heirs
1993-04-02
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom h
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973-04-17
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satani
The Snorkel
1958-07-07
On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears
Pit of Darkness
1961-10-01
When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972-12-01
Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000, but during their fli
London Suite
1996-09-15
On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her
That Woman Opposite
1957-05-28
In a French coastal town, Det. Dermot Kinross is inspecting the murder of antiques dealer Maurice La
The Flesh Is Weak
1957-08-06
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London f
Nutcracker
1982-12-17
A Russian ballet dancer defects from the USSR, emigrates to England, and joins a ballet company run
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961-03-01
It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupati
Cul-de-sac
1966-06-17
On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeb
The Big Deal
1961-03-03
Unscrupulous business Sir Pierson Cale is determined to win the contract to build a power station. H
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996-10-18
Loosely (and controversial) adaptation of the novel "All Souls" by Javier Marias. It tells the story
The Big Day
1960-07-01
A drama unfolding in the business world where shrewd methods are adopted by a boss to select a suita
Time Is My Enemy
1954-09-01
A happily-married woman is blackmailed by her first husband, who she wrongly believed was killed in
Quatermass 2
1957-06-17
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the
Diana: Her True Story
1993-04-03
Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same
The Love Match
1955-02-01
After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) r
Operation Diplomat
1953-12-01
A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.
J.G. Ballard: A Profile
2003-02-22
Tom Sutcliffe meets J.G. Ballard, arguably one of Britain's most profound and provocative novelists,
Above Us the Waves
1955-03-29
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anc
The Intelligence Men
1965-04-13
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of
Danger Within
1959-02-17
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers f
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965-03-01
When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the
Woodland Harvest
1976-01-01
A study of British forests, and the benefits that responsible management of their resources can brin
The Crowded Day
1954-10-01
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.