Richard Franklin
Acting1936Marylebone, London, England, UK
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
Acting History
2023
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage)
2022
Saving Elodie
as Granddad
2018
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
TVas Self
2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
2015
Myth Makers
TVas Himself
2013
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
as Richard Wagner
2011
Life on Earth
as Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
TVas Self
2008
Chemical Wedding
as Dean
The Ties That Bind Us
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2002
1997
Heartbeat
TVas Doctor• 1 eps
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
as Self
1986
Blake's 7: Aftermath
as Federation Trooper
1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as Captain Yates
1980
Blake's 7
TVas Federation Trooper• 1 eps
1974
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Mike Yates
1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Captain Mike Yates
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
as Captain Yates
1971
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Captain Mike Yates
1970
Little Women
TVas Jack Scott
1968
The Fiction Makers
as 2nd Guard
The Saint
TVas 2nd Guard• 1 eps
1963
Doctor Who
TVas Captain Mike Yates / Mike Yates
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas 2nd PBX Operator