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.
Known for
2023Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
(archive footage)
2022Saving Elodie
Granddad
2017The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
2015Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
2013Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
2011Life on Earth
Self
2008Chemical Wedding
Dean
2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008The Ties That Bind Us
Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2001ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
1998Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1993Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
1993Return to Devil's End
Self
1992Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
1986Blake's 7: Aftermath
Federation Trooper
1983Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
1974Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
1974Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
1973Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
1972Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
1972Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates