
Marylebone, London, England, UK
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.
as 2nd Guard

as Mike Yates
1963

as Doctor
1992

as 2nd Guard
1962

as Federation Trooper
1978

as Engineer
2016

as 2nd PBX Operator
1955

as Self
2018
as Jack Scott
1970

2001

as Himself
2015

as Captain Mike Yates
1973

as 2nd Guard
1968
2017

as (archive footage)
2023

as Granddad
2022

2017

as Engineer
2016

2015

as (archive footage)
2013

as Richard Wagner
2013

as Self
2011

as Dean
2008

2008

as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
2008
2002

2001

as Himself
2001

1998

as Mike Yates
1993

as Self
1993

1992

as Federation Trooper
1986
as Young Richard
1984

as Captain Yates
1983

as Mike Yates
1974

as Mike Yates
1974

as Captain Mike Yates
1973
as 2nd Guard
1 ep.

as Mike Yates
22 episodes

as Doctor
1 episodes

as 2nd Guard
1 episodes

as Federation Trooper
1 episodes

as 2nd PBX Operator
1 episodes

as Self
5 episodes
as Jack Scott
1 episodes

as Himself
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes