Richard Franklin
Acting • Born 1936-01-15 – Died 2023-12-25
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
40 credits
Life on Earth
Movie • 2011
Self
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie • 1993
Mike Yates
Twilight of the Gods
Movie • 2013
Richard Wagner
Return to Devil's End
Movie • 1993
Self
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Movie • 2001
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Movie • 2015
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie • 1992
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Movie • 2017
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Movie • 1971
Captain Mike Yates
Chronotrip
Movie • 2002
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Movie • 1972
Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Movie • 1972
Captain Mike Yates
Chemical Wedding
Movie • 2008
Dean
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie • 2016
Engineer
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie • 1983
Captain Yates
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Movie • 2008
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie • 2013
(archive footage)
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Movie • 1998
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Movie • 2001
Himself
The Fiction Makers
Movie • 1968
2nd Guard
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Movie • 1973
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Movie • 1971
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Movie • 1974
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Movie • 1974
Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie • 1971
Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Movie • 1971
Captain Mike Yates
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie • 2008
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Movie • 2023
(archive footage)
Saving Elodie
Movie • 2022
Granddad
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Movie • 1986
Federation Trooper
Dixon of Dock Green
TV • 1955
2nd PBX Operator
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Mike Yates
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Captain Mike Yates
Blake's 7
TV • 1978
Federation Trooper
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Doctor
The Saint
TV • 1962
2nd Guard
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
TV • 2011
Self
Myth Makers
TV • 2015
Himself
Little Women
TV • 1970
Jack Scott
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
TV • 2018
Self