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
Life on Earth
⭐ 0Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
⭐ 4.8Twilight of the Gods
⭐ 3Return to Devil's End
⭐ 8ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
⭐ 0Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
⭐ 0Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
⭐ 0Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
⭐ 0The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
⭐ 0Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
⭐ 7.6Chronotrip
⭐ 4Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
⭐ 8Doctor Who: The Time Monster
⭐ 7.5Chemical Wedding
⭐ 4.389Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
⭐ 7.5Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
⭐ 7.8Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
⭐ 0A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
⭐ 0Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
⭐ 9Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
⭐ 0The Fiction Makers
⭐ 7.2Doctor Who: The Green Death
⭐ 8.7Doctor Who: The Dæmons
⭐ 7.4Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
⭐ 7Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
⭐ 7.3Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
⭐ 7Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
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