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: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Green Death

1973

as Captain Mike Yates

Chemical Wedding
Chemical Wedding

2008

as Dean

The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers

1968

as 2nd Guard

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

1972

as Captain Yates

Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Doctor Who: The Dæmons

1971

as Captain Mike Yates

The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us

2008

as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

1983

as Captain Yates

Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Doctor Who: The Time Monster

1972

as Captain Mike Yates

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

1971

as Captain Mike Yates

Return to Devil's End
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

1971

as Captain Mike Yates

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee