
Kensington, London, England, UK
William Franklyn was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, taking over from Peter Jones as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967.

as Narrator (voice)
1974

as Brinstead
1961

1959

as Hartington
1968

as Charles
1967

as Burgess
1986

as Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
1997

as Count Maurice
1960

as McKay
1976

as Eric
1990

1965

as James Kirby
1971
as Widley
1996

as Readings (voice)
2003

as Robert Rylands
1996

as Widley
1996

as Lord Mountbatten
1993

as Andrews
1993

as Sir Arthur Cartwright
1982
1976

as Peter Torrence
1973

as Arnold Van Cleef
1972

as Cecil
1966

as Colonel Grant
1965

as Tom King
1965

as Richard Logan
1961
as John Hamilton
1961

as Captain
1961

as Mr. T. Selkirk
1960

as Capt. Tony Long
1959

as Wilson
1958

as Lloyd Buxton
1957

as Dr. Tom Brand
1957

as Ned Atwood
1957

as No. 1, X2
1955

as Arthur Ford
1955

as Studio Official
1954
2 ep.

as Narrator (voice)
1 episodes

as Brinstead
2 episodes

2 episodes

as Hartington
1 episodes

as Charles
1 episodes

as Burgess
1 episodes

as Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
1 episodes

as Count Maurice
1 episodes

as McKay
1 episodes

as Eric
1 episodes

1 episodes

as James Kirby
1 episodes

as Phillipe
2 episodes
as Conrad Schneider
1 episodes

as Nevil
1 episodes

as Baron Mortaise
1 episodes

as Jacques Fleury
2 episodes

as Distinguished Gent
7 episodes
38 episodes
as Greg
1 episodes

as Paul Lorimer
1 episodes

as W.T. Stead
1 episodes
26 episodes
