Richard Franklin
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 (40 titles)
MovieTime and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage) · 2023
MovieSaving Elodie
Granddad · 2022
ShowDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self · 2018
MovieThe Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
7.5MovieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer · 2016
MovieLongleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
ShowMyth Makers
Himself · 2015
MovieA Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage) · 2013
3.0MovieTwilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner · 2013
MovieLife on Earth
Self · 2011
7.5ShowFred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Self · 2011
4.2MovieChemical Wedding
Dean · 2008
MovieCelebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
MovieThe Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage) · 2008
Chronotrip
2002
MovieReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
7.0MovieLongleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself · 2001
8.5MovieWhere on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
4.8MovieDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates · 1993
8.0MovieReturn to Devil's End
Self · 1993
MovieReverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
7.2ShowHeartbeat
Doctor · 1992
MovieBlake's 7: Aftermath
Federation Trooper · 1986
Waving to a Train
Young Richard · 1984
7.8MovieDoctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates · 1983
7.3ShowBlake's 7
Federation Trooper · 1978
7.4MovieDoctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates · 1974
6.8MovieDoctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates · 1974
8.4MovieDoctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates · 1973
5.9MovieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates · 1972