Richard Frank

Richard Frank

Acting

January 15, 1936 – December 25, 2023 (aged 87)

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.

Filmography

Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster
Movie
Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster2023 · (archive footage)
Saving Elodie
Movie
Saving Elodie2022 · Granddad
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Series
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa2018 · Self
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years
Movie
The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · Engineer
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Movie
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage2015
Myth Makers
Series
Myth Makers2015 · Himself
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee2013 · (archive footage)
Twilight of the Gods
Movie
Twilight of the Gods2013 · Richard Wagner
Life on Earth
Movie
Life on Earth2011 · Self
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook
Series
Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook2011 · Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Series
Keeping Up with the Kardashians2008 · Dean
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Movie
Celebration: Doctor Who in 19832008
The Ties That Bind Us
Movie
The Ties That Bind Us2008 · Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
Chronotrip
Movie
Chronotrip2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Movie
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Movie
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy2001 · Himself
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Movie
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?1998
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time1993 · Mike Yates
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens
Series
My Music with Rhiannon Giddens1993 · Self
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee
Movie
Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee1992
Heartbeat
Series
Heartbeat1992 · Doctor
Anything But Love
Series
Anything But Love1989 · Jules
Blake's 7: Aftermath
Movie
Blake's 7: Aftermath1986 · Federation Trooper
Waving to a Train
Movie
Waving to a Train1984 · Young Richard
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
★ 8.1Movie
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors1983 · Captain Yates
Helen
Movie
Helen1978 · Federation Trooper
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders
Movie
Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders1974 · Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Movie
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs1974 · Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Movie
Doctor Who: The Green Death1973 · Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Time Monster
Movie
Doctor Who: The Time Monster1972 · Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
Movie
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks1972 · Captain Yates
Doctor Who: The Dæmons
Movie
Doctor Who: The Dæmons1971 · Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Movie
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos1971 · Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil1971 · Captain Mike Yates
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons
Movie
Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons1971 · Captain Mike Yates
Little Women
Series
Little Women1970 · Jack Scott
The Fiction Makers
Movie
The Fiction Makers1968 · 2nd Guard
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers1963 · Mike Yates
The Saint
★ 7.5Series
The Saint1962 · 2nd Guard
Dixon of Dock Green
Series
Dixon of Dock Green1955 · 2nd PBX Operator