Richard Franklin
Known for ActingBorn 1936-01-15 — died 2023-12-25Marylebone, 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.
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · as Engineer
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · as Captain Yates
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Chemical Wedding
2008 · as Dean
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986 · as Federation Trooper
The Ties That Bind Us
2008 · as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
The Fiction Makers
1968 · as 2nd Guard
Chronotrip
2002
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972 · as Captain Yates
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973 · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971 · as Captain Mike Yates
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001 · as Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Waving to a Train
1984 · as Young Richard
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974 · as Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
1972 · as Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971 · as Captain Mike Yates