Richard Franklin
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Life on Earth
as Self
2011
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Mike Yates
1993
Twilight of the Gods
as Richard Wagner
2013
Return to Devil's End
as Self
1993
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2015
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1992
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2017
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
as Captain Mike Yates
1971
Chronotrip
2002
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
as Captain Yates
1972
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
as Captain Mike Yates
1972
Chemical Wedding
as Dean
2008
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Engineer
2016
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as Captain Yates
1983
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
as (archive footage)
2013
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Himself
2001
The Fiction Makers
as 2nd Guard
1968
TV Appearances
Dixon of Dock Green
as 2nd PBX Operator
1955
Doctor Who
as Mike Yates
1963
Doctor Who
as Captain Mike Yates
1963
Blake's 7
as Federation Trooper
1978
Heartbeat
as Doctor
1992
The Saint
as 2nd Guard
1962
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
as Self
2011
Myth Makers
as Himself
2015
Little Women
as Jack Scott
1970
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
as Self
2018