Richard Franklin
Acting 1936-01-15 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.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
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The Fiction Makers
1968
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Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
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Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
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Chemical Wedding
2008
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ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
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⭐ 7.0
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
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Return to Devil's End
1993
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
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⭐ 8.5
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
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A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
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The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
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Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
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⭐ 7.8
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
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⭐ 3.0
Twilight of the Gods
2013
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Life on Earth
2011
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Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992