Richard Franklin
Date of birth: 1936-01-15
Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Life on Earth
2011-05-09
A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard Franklin, b
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993-11-27
All of the Doctor's incarnations are in crisis when The Rani creates a time-loop in the East-end of
Twilight of the Gods
2013-03-04
When the ghost of the composer Richard Wagner visits the raving Friedrich Nietzsche within the walls
Return to Devil's End
1993-01-30
Set in the lovely village where the Doctor Who episodes titled "The Dæmons" (#059) was shot, this do
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001-11-12
It was a operation worthy of UNIT itself… bringing The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), Captain Yates
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015-10-01
In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given “Access All Areas” passes to the BBC’s Doc
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992-06-01
On the 20th of March 1992, Jon Pertwee, veteran star of The Navy Lark, Dr Who and Worzel Gummidge, s
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
1989-01-16
During the early 1970’s the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) featured heavily in Doctor
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017-08-01
This is the definitive set of interviews with the team of actors who brought the Jon Pertwee era of
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971-01-23
The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of
Chronotrip
2002-02-15
Philosophical Time Travel
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972-01-22
Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat worki
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972-06-24
The Master, in the guise of Professor Thascalos, has constructed at the Newton Institute in Wootton
Chemical Wedding
2008-05-04
A shy, stuttering professor brings satanist Aleister Crowley back to life.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a ne
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983-11-25
Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008-03-03
Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniv
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013-07-15
This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from acto
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998-01-01
By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001-02-20
Over Easter weekend the 3rd and 4th of April 1983 the BBC held the biggest Doctor Who event ever to
The Fiction Makers
1968-12-08
Simon Templar is hired by a friend in the book publishing trade to protect one of his stars, a secre
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973-06-23
The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanf
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971-06-19
On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Mast
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974-02-16
The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs ha
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974-06-08
The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately soug
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971-03-06
Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. Bu
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971-04-03
A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exc
The Ties That Bind Us
2008-03-03
A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the s
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023-03-20
A look at the making of the Doctor Who story, The Time Monster.
Saving Elodie
2022-01-18
When surly teenager Elodie reluctantly visits her Grandad at his remote Icelandic cabin, her world i
Myth Makers 37: Roger Delgado
1997-01-01
Roger Delgado appeared in only eight Doctor Who stories, but today he is fondly remembered as creati
The Devil Rides Out: Making the Daemons
2012-03-19
The cast and crew took back at the making of the story. With actors Katy Manning, Richard Franklin a
Between Now... and Now! Science and "The Time Monster"
2010-03-29
Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at the science behind The Time Monster. Featuring interviews with Bar
The Final Curtain
2011-04-18
After five years playing the Doctor, Jon Pertwee had decided to move on and with him the production