Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 15, 1936
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Richard Franklin
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.
Known For - Movies
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Mike Yates
Chemical Wedding
as Dean
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as Captain Yates
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Himself
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
as Captain Yates
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Mike Yates
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
Known For - TV Shows
Doctor Who
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who
as Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
as 2nd Guard
Heartbeat
as Doctor
Blake's 7
as Federation Trooper
Dixon of Dock Green
as 2nd PBX Operator
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
as Self
Myth Makers
as Himself
Little Women
as Jack Scott
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
as Self