Richard Franklin
ActingRichard 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.
Movies
(archive footage)
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
Granddad
Saving Elodie
2022
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Engineer
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
(archive footage)
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
Richard Wagner
Twilight of the Gods
2013
Self
Life on Earth
2011
Dean
Chemical Wedding
2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Himself
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
Self
Return to Devil's End
1993
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Federation Trooper
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
TV Shows
Self
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
Himself
Myth Makers
2015
Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011
Doctor
Heartbeat
1992
Federation Trooper
Blake's 7
1978
Jack Scott
Little Women
1970
Mike Yates
Doctor Who
1963
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who
1963
2nd Guard
The Saint
1962
2nd PBX Operator
Dixon of Dock Green
1955