About
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.
Filmography
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster2023 · (archive footage)
Saving Elodie2022 · Granddad
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage2015
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee2013 · (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods2013 · Richard Wagner
Life on Earth2011 · Self
Chemical Wedding2008 · Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 19832008
The Ties That Bind Us2008 · Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy2001 · Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time1993 · Mike Yates
Return to Devil's End1993 · Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee1992
Blake's 7: Aftermath1986 · Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train1984 · Young Richard