Richard Franklin
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.
Filmography
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
as (archive footage)
Saving Elodie
2022
as Granddad
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
as (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
2013
as Richard Wagner
Life on Earth
2011
as Self
Chemical Wedding
2008
as Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
The Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
- No poster
Chronotrip
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
as Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End
1993
as Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Federation Trooper
- No poster
Waving to a Train
1984
as Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Captain Mike Yates