Richard Franklin
Jan 15, 1936 - Dec 25, 2023 (87 years old) in 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.
Known For
Doctor Who
Mike Yates
Heartbeat
Doctor
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
The Saint
2nd Guard
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
Credits
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(archive footage)★ NR -
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Engineer★ 7.5 -
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(archive footage)★ NR -
Twilight of the Gods 2013Richard Wagner★ 3 -
Life on Earth 2011Self★ NR -
Self★ 6 -
Chemical Wedding 2008Dean★ 4.5 -
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Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)★ NR -
Chronotrip 2002★ 4 -
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Himself★ NR -
★ 9 -
Mike Yates★ 4.4 -
Self★ 8 -
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Heartbeat 1992Doctor★ 7 -
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Captain Yates★ 7.7 -
Blake's 7 1978Federation Trooper★ 7.2 -
Mike Yates★ 7.4 -
Mike Yates★ 6.8 -
Captain Mike Yates★ 8.7 -
Captain Mike Yates★ 5.7 -
Captain Yates★ 7.9 -
Captain Mike Yates★ 7.5 -
Captain Mike Yates★ 6.8 -
Captain Mike Yates★ 7.2 -
Captain Mike Yates★ 7.7 -
The Fiction Makers 19682nd Guard★ 7.2 -
Doctor Who 1963Mike Yates★ 7.9 -
The Saint 19622nd Guard★ 7.3 -
Dixon of Dock Green 19552nd PBX Operator★ 5.3