Richard Franklin
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-01-15 in 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.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who
as Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
as 2nd Guard
Heartbeat
as Doctor
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
Blake's 7
as Federation Trooper
Dixon of Dock Green
as 2nd PBX Operator
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
as Self
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
as Self
Myth Makers
as Himself
Little Women
as Jack Scott
The Fiction Makers
as 2nd Guard
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Mike Yates
The Ties That Bind Us
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Captain Mike Yates
Chemical Wedding
as Dean