Acting · Marylebone, London, England, UK · Born January 15, 1936
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.
MovieTime and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
2023
as (archive footage)
MovieSaving Elodie
2022
as Granddad
TVDoctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
MovieThe Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
MovieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Engineer
MovieLongleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
TVMyth Makers
2015
as Himself
MovieA Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013
as (archive footage)
MovieTwilight of the Gods
2013
as Richard Wagner
MovieLife on Earth
2011
as Self
TVFred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
2011
as Self
MovieChemical Wedding
2008
as Dean
MovieCelebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
MovieThe Ties That Bind Us
2008
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
2002
MovieReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
MovieLongleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
2001
as Himself
MovieWhere on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
MovieDoctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Mike Yates
MovieReturn to Devil's End
1993
as Self
MovieReverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Doctor
MovieBlake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
1984
as Young Richard
MovieDoctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
as Captain Yates
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Federation Trooper
MovieDoctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
1974
as Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
1974
as Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Captain Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: The Time Monster
1972
as Captain Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972
as Captain Yates
MovieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: The Claws of Axos
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
MovieDoctor Who: Terror of the Autons
1971
as Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
1970
as Jack Scott
MovieThe Fiction Makers
1968
as 2nd Guard
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Mike Yates
TVThe Saint
1962
as 2nd Guard
TVDixon of Dock Green
1955
as 2nd PBX Operator
