Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin was born on Jan 15, 1936 in UK. Richard Franklin's big-screen debut came with The Fiction-Makers directed by Roy Ward Baker in 1968, strarring 2nd Guard. Richard Franklin is known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story directed by Gareth Edwards, Felicity Jones stars as Jyn Erso and Diego Luna as Cassian Andor. The upcoming new movie Richard Franklin plays is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which will be released on Dec 16, 2016.

Best known for his regular role as Captain Mike Yates during the Jon Pertwee era of the BBC science fiction series Docteur Who (1963), Richard Franklin joined the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963 and his first professional acting work was with the Century Theatre. He was offered small roles on television and, in addition, spent a year and a half with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.More work on television, radio and commercials followed and in 1971 he made his first appearance on Docteur Who (1963) as UNIT officer Yates in Docteur Who: Terror of the Autons: Episode One (1971), a popular serial which also saw the introduction of the long-running villain the Master (played by Roger Delgado). Incidentally, Ian Marter, who later played companion Harry Sullivan in the series opposite Tom Baker, had also been a strong contender for the role of Yates. Franklin appeared regularly in the series until 1974, appropriately enough making his last appearance in Pertwee's last serial Docteur Who: Planet of the Spiders: Part One (1974), although he briefly returned for a scene in Docteur Who: The Five Doctors (1983). He still works as an actor.