- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Died
- December 25, 2023
Richard Franklin
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.
Filmography
movieTime and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023 · (archive footage)
movieSaving Elodie
2022 · Granddad
tvDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018 · Self
movieThe Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
movieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Engineer
movieLongleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
tvMyth Makers
2015 · Himself
movieA Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013 · (archive footage)
movieTwilight of the Gods
2013 · Richard Wagner
movieLife on Earth
2011 · Self
tvFred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011 · Self
movieChemical Wedding
2008 · Dean
movieCelebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
movieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
movieChronotrip
2002
movieReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
movieLongleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001 · Himself
movieWhere on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
movieDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Mike Yates
movieReturn to Devil's End
1993 · Self
movieReverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Doctor
movieBlake's 7: Aftermath
1986 · Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
movieWaving to a Train
1984 · Young Richard
movieDoctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · Captain Yates
tvBlake's 7
1978 · Federation Trooper
movieDoctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974 · Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: The Green Death
1973 · Captain Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · Captain Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972 · Captain Yates
movieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · Captain Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971 · Captain Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 · Captain Mike Yates
movieDoctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 · Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
tvLittle Women
1970 · Jack Scott
movieThe Fiction Makers
1968 · 2nd Guard
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Mike Yates, Captain Mike Yates
tvThe Saint
1962 · 2nd Guard
tvDixon of Dock Green
1955 · 2nd PBX Operator