Person

Richard Franklin

Acting · 1936–2023 · Marylebone, London, England, UK

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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  Doctor Who

  Mike Yates

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  Heartbeat

  Doctor

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  The Saint

  2nd Guard

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  Dixon of Dock Green

  2nd PBX Operator

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  Blake's 7

  Federation Trooper

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  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

  Engineer

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  Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

  Self

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  ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

  2001

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  Myth Makers

  Himself

• Little Women

  Jack Scott

• 2023Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster(archive footage)
• 2022Saving ElodieGranddad
• 2018Doctor Who: Behind the SofaSelf
• 2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
• 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryEngineer
• 2015Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
• 2015Myth MakersHimself
• 2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee(archive footage)
• 2013Twilight of the GodsRichard Wagner
• 2011Life on EarthSelf
• 2011Fred Dinenage - Murder CasebookSelf
• 2008Chemical WeddingDean
• 2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
• 2008The Ties That Bind UsCaptain Mike Yates (archive footage)
• 2002Chronotrip
• 2001ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
• 2001Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the GalaxyHimself
• 1998Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
• 1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in TimeMike Yates
• 1993Return to Devil's EndSelf
• 1992Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
• 1992HeartbeatDoctor
• 1986Blake's 7: AftermathFederation Trooper
• 1984Waving to a TrainYoung Richard
• 1983Doctor Who: The Five DoctorsCaptain Yates
• 1978Blake's 7Federation Trooper
• 1974Doctor Who: Planet of the SpidersMike Yates
• 1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the DinosaursMike Yates
• 1973Doctor Who: The Green DeathCaptain Mike Yates
• 1972Doctor Who: The Time MonsterCaptain Mike Yates
• 1972Doctor Who: Day of the DaleksCaptain Yates
• 1971Doctor Who: The DæmonsCaptain Mike Yates
• 1971Doctor Who: The Claws of AxosCaptain Mike Yates
• 1971Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilCaptain Mike Yates
• 1971Doctor Who: Terror of the AutonsCaptain Mike Yates
• 1970Little WomenJack Scott
• 1968The Fiction Makers2nd Guard
• 1963Doctor WhoMike Yates
• 1962The Saint2nd Guard
• 1955Dixon of Dock Green2nd PBX Operator