Richard Franklin
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1936-01-15 · Marylebone, London, England, UK
- Died
- 2023-12-25
Known for
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — Engineer
- Doctor Who (1963) — Mike Yates
- The Saint (1962) — 2nd Guard
- Blake's 7 (1978) — Federation Trooper
- Chemical Wedding (2008) — Dean
- Heartbeat (1992) — Doctor
- Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983) — Captain Yates
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993) — Mike Yates
- The Fiction Makers (1968) — 2nd Guard
- Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972) — Captain Yates
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974) — Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973) — Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971) — Captain Mike Yates
- Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971) — Captain Mike Yates