As per our current Database, Richard Franklin is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Richard Franklin is 88 years, 10 months and 7 days old. Richard Franklin will celebrate 89rd birthday on a Wednesday 15th of January 2025. Below we countdown to Richard Franklin upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Richard Franklin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 88 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | January 15, 1936 (Marylebone, London, England, UK) |
| Birthday | January 15 |
| Town/City | Marylebone, London, England, UK |
| Nationality | UK |
Richard Franklin’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Richard Franklin was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Best known for his regular role as Captain Mike Yates during the Jon Pertwee era of the BBC science fiction series Doctor 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 Doctor Who (1963) as UNIT officer Yates in Doctor 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 Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders: Part One (1974), although he briefly returned for a scene in Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983).
He still works as an actor.
