Richard Franklin

Birthday: 1936-01-15
Deathday: 2023-12-25
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year	Title	Character
2017-08-01	The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2016-12-14	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Engineer
2015-10-01	Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2013-03-04	Twilight of the Gods	Richard Wagner
2008-05-04	Chemical Wedding	Dean
2008-03-03	Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2002-02-15	Chronotrip
2001-11-12	ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
1998-01-01	Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1993-11-27	Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time	Mike Yates
1992-06-01	Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1989-01-16	Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
1983-11-25	Doctor Who: The Five Doctors	Captain Yates
1974-06-08	Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders	Mike Yates
1974-02-16	Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs	Mike Yates
1973-06-23	Doctor Who: The Green Death	Captain Mike Yates
1972-06-24	Doctor Who: The Time Monster	Captain Mike Yates
1972-01-22	Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks	Captain Yates
1971-06-19	Doctor Who: The Dæmons	Captain Mike Yates
1971-04-03	Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos	Captain Mike Yates
1971-03-06	Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil	Captain Mike Yates
1971-01-23	Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons	Captain Mike Yates
1968-12-08	The Fiction Makers	2nd Guard