Richard Franklin
Acting
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.
Born: January 15, 1936 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
Filmography (18)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Actor: Engineer
Chemical Wedding
2008
Actor: Dean
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
Actor: Mike Yates
TV
Heartbeat
1992
Actor: Doctor
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
Actor: Captain Yates
TV
Blake's 7
1978
Actor: Federation Trooper
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
Actor: Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
Actor: Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
Actor: Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
Actor: Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
Actor: Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
Actor: Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
Actor: Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
Actor: Captain Mike Yates
The Fiction Makers
1968
Actor: 2nd Guard
TV
Doctor Who
1963
Actor: Mike YatesActor: Captain Mike Yates
TV
The Saint
1962
Actor: 2nd Guard
TV
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Actor: 2nd PBX Operator