![Profile Richard Franklin](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F7kbqUiDjaoHdLE2epFu6pwrDXVR.jpg&w=640&q=75)
Richard Franklin
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Birthday: 15/01/1936
Death: 2023-12-25
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.
![The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FtlBjpsGV4jWFOjRS46SCvDzJifs.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
01/08/20170.0
![Rogue One: A Star Wars Story](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fi0yw1mFbB7sNGHCs7EXZPzFkdA1.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Engineer
14/12/20167.5
![Longleat '83: The Lost Footage](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fhla9WxEcm2nX5p9krl3bXU5NJWv.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
01/10/20150.0
![A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FkxRF0yrHGtmJXO9WJQjDThnygx8.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
(archive footage)
15/07/20130.0
![Twilight of the Gods](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Foo89jORReTe6gplIl1bdyvbQIpR.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner
04/03/20133.0
![Life on Earth](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F70uYzCO53xav6MybkRcmu1H2QfM.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Life on Earth
Self
09/05/20110.0
![Chemical Wedding](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FzPZCBkOgdtaubIQw23CfVFIksG8.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Chemical Wedding
Dean
04/05/20084.4
![Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F8CRnSqLyZqn9XHcLzf5ZcEbwSZ8.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
03/03/20080.0
![Chronotrip](/_next/image?url=%2Fposter_not_found.png&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Chronotrip
15/02/20024.0
![ReUNITed](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FbpE3vzU3iMBPE7JXUx7IHz8AJZE.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
12/11/20010.0
![Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F5Z4Rz3xCIv0mzdgXjzpqEfmecJX.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Himself
20/02/20010.0
![Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FmLHwVVnNekH23uaPrzNZSONwXSB.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
01/01/19989.0
![Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FdQbOW48S3pkr8LUmEy24PCyjSTY.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Mike Yates
27/11/19934.8
![Return to Devil's End](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FcJju5ZD0vl5bCZvLw2i49BjuXWp.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Return to Devil's End
Self
30/01/19938.0
![Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fks4ow1AUvd2nZ6VlSkIcvdfv3Nl.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
01/06/19920.0
![undefined](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FjAmkMnqyKP6kD9QlXvJxkxMLwDB.jpg&w=384&q=75)
TV
Heartbeat
Doctor
10/04/19927.0
![Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FfBT8txYvvq4gyAQqFXfH5AqqcLS.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Myth Makers 16: Richard Franklin
16/01/19890.0
![Doctor Who: The Five Doctors](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fl7HvlqH579n6LRs4eSsGve8Yvii.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Captain Yates
25/11/19838.0
![undefined](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FfUA4f20JYLSOFXCGQV7OaJz41HF.jpg&w=384&q=75)
TV
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper
02/01/19787.2
![Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fns3KE6l8DjXCWo3KEJiBn79efOc.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Mike Yates
08/06/19747.3
![Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FdnI98F20m30c6PiWkpPzVFGZ57J.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Mike Yates
16/02/19747.0
![Doctor Who: The Green Death](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fd471nZtXe5ACCaf9zs1NQYZd44T.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Captain Mike Yates
23/06/19738.7
![Doctor Who: The Time Monster](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FuQehLJM6o0jb2GxIv8LWrHLFiNS.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Captain Mike Yates
24/06/19727.5
![Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fs6Oc0PkCP68dpfNyi2iy68DGIXx.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Captain Yates
22/01/19728.2
![Doctor Who: The Dæmons](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F421PeXerFVI4LwEOAd856kNIVHK.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Captain Mike Yates
19/06/19717.5
![Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fjp2s66FCXVna7Rgzgpke03ua44A.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Captain Mike Yates
03/04/19716.7
![Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2F2oSqHRM7GRzEYIq7IFK74RdQpzc.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Captain Mike Yates
06/03/19717.2
![Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2Fg9LIhl1UAPwb2jPTuigflgFQ0Df.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Captain Mike Yates
23/01/19718.0
![The Fiction Makers](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FgXwcflqpd7dJOf3HSo2FDNLKogH.jpg&w=384&q=75)
Movie
The Fiction Makers
2nd Guard
08/12/19687.2
![undefined](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FxinqAmYrZ1TEwowcQhgTkZVtVE0.jpg&w=384&q=75)
TV
Doctor Who
Mike Yates
23/11/19637.9
![undefined](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FzwNVpAJkE4Gu1jv922IH7GOQlen.jpg&w=384&q=75)
TV
The Saint
2nd Guard
04/10/19627.3
![undefined](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F%2FqN4eZtr2ZUCJ44Z3OXybEiC5wQN.jpg&w=384&q=75)
TV
Dixon of Dock Green
2nd PBX Operator
09/07/19555.3