Richard Franklin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1936
- Died
- December 25, 2023
- Birthplace
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
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
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster 2023
as (archive footage)
Saving Elodie 2022
as Granddad
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years 2017
Actor
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
as Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage 2015
Actor
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee 2013
as (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods 2013
as Richard Wagner
Life on Earth 2011
as Self
Chemical Wedding 2008
as Dean
The Ties That Bind Us 2008
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 2008
Actor
- Chronotrip
Chronotrip 2002
Actor
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis 2001
Actor
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 2001
as Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? 1998
Actor
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time 1993
as Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End 1993
as Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee 1992
Actor
Blake's 7: Aftermath 1986
as Federation Trooper
- Waving to a Train
Waving to a Train 1984
as Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors 1983
as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders 1974
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs 1974
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death 1973
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster 1972
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks 1972
as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons 1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos 1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil 1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons 1971
as Captain Mike Yates
The Fiction Makers 1968
as 2nd Guard
Credits from TMDB.