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 (archive footage)
as Granddad
as Self(5 eps)
as Engineer
as Himself(1 ep)
as (archive footage)
as Richard Wagner
as Self
as Self(1 ep)
as Dean
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
as Mike Yates
as Self
as Doctor(1 ep)
as Federation Trooper
as Young Richard
as Captain Yates
as Federation Trooper(1 ep)
as Mike Yates
as Mike Yates
as Captain Mike Yates
as Captain Mike Yates
as Captain Yates
as Captain Mike Yates
as Captain Mike Yates
as Captain Mike Yates
as Captain Mike Yates
as Jack Scott(1 ep)
as 2nd Guard
as Mike Yates(22 eps)
as Captain Mike Yates(25 eps)
as 2nd Guard(1 ep)
as 2nd PBX Operator(1 ep)