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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: Marylebone, London, England, UK, 1936-01-15

Died: 2023-12-25

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1968	The Fiction Makers	2nd Guard	72
2	1971	Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons	Captain Mike Yates	77
3	1971	Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil	Captain Mike Yates	72
4	1971	Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos	Captain Mike Yates	68
5	1971	Doctor Who: The Dæmons	Captain Mike Yates	75
6	1972	Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks	Captain Yates	79
7	1972	Doctor Who: The Time Monster	Captain Mike Yates	57
8	1973	Doctor Who: The Green Death	Captain Mike Yates	87
9	1974	Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs	Mike Yates	68
10	1974	Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders	Mike Yates	74
11	1983	Doctor Who: The Five Doctors	Captain Yates	77
12	1989	Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin		0
13	1992	Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee		0
14	1993	Return to Devil's End	Self	80
15	1993	Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time	Mike Yates	44
16	1998	Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?		90
17	2001	Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy	Himself	0
18	2001	ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis		0
19	2002	Chronotrip		40
20	2008	Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983		0
21	2008	The Ties That Bind Us	Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)	0
22	2008	Chemical Wedding	Dean	44
23	2011	Life on Earth	Self	0
24	2013	Twilight of the Gods	Richard Wagner	30
25	2013	A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee	(archive footage)	0
26	2015	Longleat '83: The Lost Footage		0
27	2016	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	Engineer	75
28	2017	The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years		0
29	2022	Saving Elodie	Granddad	0
30	2023	Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster	(archive footage)	0
31	2025	Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors		0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Dixon of Dock Green	2nd PBX Operator	53
2	1962	The Saint	2nd Guard	73
3	1963	Doctor Who	Mike Yates	79
4	1963	Doctor Who	Captain Mike Yates	79
5	1978	Blake's 7	Federation Trooper	72
6	1992	Heartbeat	Doctor	71
7	2011	Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook	Self	60