Richard Franklin
Filmography

Richard Franklin

ActorBorn Jan 15, 1936Marylebone, London, England, UK38 titles

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.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · 7.5
Engineer
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Actor
Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding
2008 · 4.2
Dean
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · 7.8
Captain Yates
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Actor
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · 4.8
Mike Yates
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · 7.6
Captain Mike Yates
The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers
1968 · 7.2
2nd Guard
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
Federation Trooper