Person
William Franklyn
Acting · 1925–2016 · Kensington, London, England, UK
Biography
William 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.
Known for
NOVA
Narrator (voice)
The Avengers
Brinstead
ITV Playhouse
Charles
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Roy Haines
No Hiding Place
1959
The Champions
Hartington
Maigret
Count Maurice
Jonathan Creek
Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
The Upper Hand
Eric
Public Eye
1965
Filmography
- 2011Justice
- 2004The Courtroom
- 2003J.G. Ballard: A ProfileReadings (voice)
- 1997Jonathan CreekNarrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
- 1996Robert Rylands' Last JourneyRobert Rylands
- 1996London SuiteWidley
- 1993Diana: Her True StoryLord Mountbatten
- 1993Splitting HeirsAndrews
- 1991G.B.H.Distinguished Gent
- 1990The Upper HandEric
- 1986LovejoyBurgess
- 1982NutcrackerSir Arthur Cartwright
- 1977The Masterspyhost
- 1976The New AvengersMcKay
- 1976Woodland Harvest
- 1974NOVANarrator (voice)
- 1973European HeritageNarrator (voice)
- 1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaPeter Torrence
- 1972Ooh...You Are AwfulArnold Van Cleef
- 1971JusticeJames Kirby
- 1968The ChampionsHartington
- 1967ITV PlayhouseCharles
- 1966Cul-de-sacCecil
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreRoy Haines
- 1965The Intelligence MenColonel Grant
- 1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinTom King
- 1965Public Eye
- 1964Curtain of FearHans Liebert
- 1963No Cloak - No DaggerIan Lambart
- 1961Pit of DarknessRichard Logan
- 1961Top Secret
- 1961The Big DealJohn Hamilton
- 1961Fury at Smugglers' BayCaptain
- 1961The AvengersBrinstead
- 1960The Dickie Henderson ShowGreg
- 1960MaigretCount Maurice
- 1960On TrialW.T. Stead
- 1960The Big DayMr. T. Selkirk
- 1959International DetectiveConrad Schneider
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959Interpol CallingNevil
- 1959Danger WithinCapt. Tony Long
- 1958The SnorkelWilson
- 1957The Flesh Is WeakLloyd Buxton
- 1957Quatermass 2Dr. Tom Brand
- 1957That Woman OppositeNed Atwood
- 1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotBaron Mortaise
- 1956Armchair TheatrePaul Lorimer
- 1956The Count of Monte CristoPhillipe
- 1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelJacques Fleury
- 1955Above Us the WavesNo. 1, X2
- 1955The Love MatchArthur Ford
- 1954The Crowded DayStudio Official
- 1954Time Is My EnemySgt. Peter Thompson
- 1953Operation DiplomatDr. Gillespie
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