Acting
Richard Franklin
Birth Date
January 15, 1936
Death Date
December 25, 2023
(passed away at 87)
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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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.
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TV Show
Doctor Who
Mike Yates
1963 • 22 episodes
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Heartbeat
Doctor
1992 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Saint
2nd Guard
1962 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
1978 • 1 episode
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Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
2016
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TV Show
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator
1955 • 1 episode
TV Show
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
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2018 • 5 episodes
Movie
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
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TV Show
Little Women
Jack Scott
1970 • 1 episode
TV Show
Myth Makers
Himself
2015 • 1 episode
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Movie
Chronotrip
2002
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Movie
Chemical Wedding
Dean
2008
Movie
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Federation Trooper
1986
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Movie
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
1968
Movie
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2008
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Movie
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
1983
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TV Show
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self
2011 • 1 episode
Movie
Waving to a Train
Young Richard
1984
Movie
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
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Movie
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
1973