
Richard Franklin
Acting
Born: January 15, 1936
Marylebone, 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

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
December 14, 2016

Doctor Who
November 23, 1963

Doctor Who
November 23, 1963

The Saint
October 04, 1962

Blake's 7
January 02, 1978

Chemical Wedding
May 04, 2008

Heartbeat
April 10, 1992

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
November 25, 1983

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
November 27, 1993

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
March 06, 1971

The Fiction Makers
December 08, 1968

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
January 22, 1972