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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 18

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(1963) Captain Mike Yates
The Saint
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7

The Saint

(1962) 2nd Guard
Heartbeat
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7

Heartbeat

(1992) Doctor
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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7
Blake's 7
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7

Blake's 7

(1978) Federation Trooper
Dixon of Dock Green
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5

Dixon of Dock Green

(1955) 2nd PBX Operator
The Fiction Makers
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7

The Fiction Makers

(1968) 2nd Guard
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
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5

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

(1993) Mike Yates

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2016 Engineer
2015 N/A
2013 (archive footage)
Richard Wagner
2011 Self
2008 Dean
N/A
2002 Himself
2001 N/A
Himself
1998 N/A
1993 Mike Yates
Self
1992 N/A
Doctor
1989 N/A
1983 Captain Yates
1978 Federation Trooper
1974 Mike Yates
Mike Yates
1973 Captain Mike Yates
1972 Captain Mike Yates
Captain Yates
1971 Captain Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates
1968 2nd Guard
1963 Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates
1962 2nd Guard
1955 2nd PBX Operator
Year Character Movie/Tv

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