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...
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Life on Earth
As Self
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
As Mike Yates
Twilight of the Gods
As Richard Wagner
Return to Devil's End
As Self
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
As Captain Mike Yates
Chronotrip
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
As Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
As Captain Mike Yates
Chemical Wedding
As Dean
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
As Engineer
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
As Captain Yates
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
As (archive footage)
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
As Himself
The Fiction Makers
As 2nd Guard
Doctor Who: The Green Death
As Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
As Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
As Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
As Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
As Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
As Captain Mike Yates
Dixon of Dock Green
As 2nd PBX Operator
Doctor Who
As Mike Yates
Blake's 7
As Federation Trooper
Heartbeat
As Doctor
The Saint
As 2nd Guard