Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin

1936-01-15 – 2023-12-25 (age 87) Marylebone, London, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

1972

as Captain Yates

Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding

2008

as Dean

Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Green Death

1973

as Captain Mike Yates

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983

as Captain Yates

Twilight of the Gods
Twilight of the Gods

2013

as Richard Wagner

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us

2008

as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers

1968

as 2nd Guard

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971

as Captain Mike Yates

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971

as Captain Mike Yates

Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971

as Captain Mike Yates

Return to Devil's End
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Blake's 7: Aftermath

1986

as Federation Trooper