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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 15, 1936
Died
December 25, 2023
Place of Birth
Marylebone, London, England, UK
Richard Franklin
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
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Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
2025
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(archive footage)
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
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Granddad
Saving Elodie
2022
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The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
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Engineer
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
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Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
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(archive footage)
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
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Richard Wagner
Twilight of the Gods
2013
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Self
Life on Earth
2011
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Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011
Credits
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Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors
2025
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Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
as (archive footage)
2023
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Saving Elodie
as Granddad
2022
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The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
2016
7.5
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
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A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
2013
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Twilight of the Gods
as Richard Wagner
2013
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Life on Earth
as Self
2011
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Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
as Self
2011
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Chemical Wedding
as Dean
2008
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The Ties That Bind Us
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2008
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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
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Chronotrip
2002
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ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
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Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Himself
2001
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Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
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Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Mike Yates
1993
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Return to Devil's End
as Self
1993
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Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
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Heartbeat
as Doctor
1992
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Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
1989
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as Captain Yates
1983
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Blake's 7
as Federation Trooper
1978
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
as Mike Yates
1974
7.4
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as Mike Yates
1974
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Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Captain Mike Yates
1973
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Captain Mike Yates
1972
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Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
as Captain Yates
1972
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Doctor Who: The Dæmons
as Captain Mike Yates
1971
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Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
as Captain Mike Yates
1971
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Captain Mike Yates
1971
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Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as Captain Mike Yates
1971
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The Fiction Makers
as 2nd Guard
1968
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Doctor Who
as Mike Yates
1963
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Doctor Who
as Captain Mike Yates
1963
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The Saint
as 2nd Guard
1962
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Dixon of Dock Green
as 2nd PBX Operator
1955
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