
Richard Franklin
Acting
Born 1936-01-15 · 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.
Known for

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · Movie

The Fiction Makers
1968 · Movie

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973 · Movie

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972 · Movie

Return to Devil's End
1993 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · Movie

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 · Movie

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974 · Movie

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971 · Movie

Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001 · Movie

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · Movie

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Movie

Chemical Wedding
2008 · Movie

Twilight of the Gods
2013 · Movie

The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · Movie

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008 · Movie

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015 · Movie

The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017 · Movie

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013 · Movie

Life on Earth
2011 · Movie

Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986 · Movie

Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023 · Movie

Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992 · Movie

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001 · Movie

Saving Elodie
2022 · Movie