Actor
Richard Franklin
January 15, 1936 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Nicholas Courtney
13 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Five Doctors, Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Jon Pertwee
12 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Five Doctors, Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
John Levene
11 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil, Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Katy Manning
8 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil, Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Elisabeth Sladen
6 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Five Doctors, Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Roger Delgado
5 titles together
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil, Doctor Who: The Dæmons, Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Full filmography · 33
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage)
2023
Saving Elodie
as Granddad
2022
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
cast
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
20167.5
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
cast
2015
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
2013
Twilight of the Gods
as Richard Wagner
2013
Chemical Wedding
as Dean
20084.3
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
cast
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2008Chronotrip
cast
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
cast
2001