Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin may mean:

Richard Franklin (actor), a British actor.

Richard Franklin (director) (1948–2007), Australian-born film director

Richard C. Franklin, sound editor

Sir Richard Franklin, 1st Baronet (1630–1685), of the Franklin baronets

Sir Richard Franklin, 2nd Baronet (c. 1655–1695), of the Franklin baronets

Rich Franklin (born 1974), American mixed martial artist

Richard Franklin (actor)

Not to be confused with Richard Franklin (director), the Australian born film director.

Richard K. Franklin (born 15 January 1936) is an English actor, writer, and director. He has appeared as a regular character in several high profile British television programmes, including Crossroads, Emmerdale Farm, and most notably in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he portrayed Captain Mike Yates of UNIT. Franklin initially played the part from 1971 until 1974, but has returned to the role on a number of occasions both on television and in Doctor Who spin-off media.

Early life and career

Franklin was educated at Westminster School, and studied for an MA Modern History at Christ Church, Oxford. During National Service he was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets (Rifle Brigade) and was a Captain in Queen Victoria's Rifles. Prior to embarking on an acting career, he spent three years at the advertising agency Hobson and Grey as an Assistant Account Executive, Assistant Producer, and Scriptwriter.

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Richard Franklin (director)

Not to be confused with Richard Franklin (actor), the British actor, writer and director.

Richard Franklin (15 July 1948 – 11 July 2007) was an Australian-born film director.

Early life and career

Franklin was born and grew up in Brighton, Melbourne, the son of Margaret Anne (Jacobson) and Rea Richard Franklin, an engineering company director. He was educated at Haileybury College. In the 1960s, Franklin was the drummer in the Melbourne band The Pink Finks, which also featured Ross Wilson and Ross Hannaford, later of Daddy Cool. The band released several singles, none of which had any significant chart success. Franklin decided upon a career in film rather than music. He went on to study film at The University of Southern California alongside other notable directors George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis and John Carpenter. Franklin was a devotee of Alfred Hitchcock (ever since he saw Psycho at the age of 12), and his attempt to arrange for a screening of Hitchcock's Rope (1948) at USC resulted in a phone-call from Hitchcock himself. Franklin invited Hitchcock to give a lecture at the university, and subsequently he became good friends with the director.

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