Person
Richard Franklin
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- January 15, 1936 · 87 years
- Death
- December 25, 2023
- Origin
- Marylebone, London, England, UK
Professional Trajectory
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.
