William Franklyn
ActingWilliam Franklyn was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, taking over from Peter Jones as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967.
Movies
Readings (voice)
J.G. Ballard: A Profile
2003
Robert Rylands
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996
Widley
London Suite
1996
Lord Mountbatten
Diana: Her True Story
1993
Andrews
Splitting Heirs
1993
Sir Arthur Cartwright
Nutcracker
1982
Peter Torrence
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
Arnold Van Cleef
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972
Cecil
Cul-de-sac
1966
Colonel Grant
The Intelligence Men
1965
Tom King
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
Richard Logan
Pit of Darkness
1961
Captain
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
Mr. T. Selkirk
The Big Day
1960
Capt. Tony Long
Danger Within
1959
Wilson
The Snorkel
1958
Lloyd Buxton
The Flesh Is Weak
1957
Dr. Tom Brand
Quatermass 2
1957
Ned Atwood
That Woman Opposite
1957
No. 1, X2
Above Us the Waves
1955
TV Shows
Justice
2011
Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
Jonathan Creek
1997
Distinguished Gent
G.B.H.
1991
Eric
The Upper Hand
1990
Burgess
Lovejoy
1986
McKay
The New Avengers
1976
Narrator (voice)
NOVA
1974
James Kirby
Justice
1971
Hartington
The Champions
1968
Charles
ITV Playhouse
1967
Roy Haines
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Public Eye
1965
Brinstead
The Avengers
1961
Count Maurice
Maigret
1960
W.T. Stead
On Trial
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Nevil
Interpol Calling
1959
Baron Mortaise
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
Paul Lorimer
Armchair Theatre
1956
John Hamilton
Armchair Theatre
1956