Richard Franklin: movies and TV shows
Richard Franklin has 41 credits in the archive: 31 films and 10 TV series, from 1955 to 2023. Highest rated: Doctor Who (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 2023 · busiest year: 1971 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster | (archive footage) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2022 | Saving Elodie | Granddad | Film | — | 86 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa | Self | TV | — | 82 |
| 2017 | The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Engineer | Film | 7.5 | 80 |
| 2015 | Myth Makers | Himself | TV | — | 79 |
| 2015 | Longleat '83: The Lost Footage | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2013 | A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee | (archive footage) | Film | — | 77 |
| 2013 | Twilight of the Gods | Richard Wagner | Film | 3.0 | 77 |
| 2011 | Fred Dinenage - Murder Casebook | Self | TV | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2011 | Life on Earth | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind Us | Captain Mike Yates (archive footage) | Film | — | 72 |
| 2008 | Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2008 | Chemical Wedding | Dean | Film | 4.2 | 72 |
| 2002 | Chronotrip | Film | 6.0 | 66 | |
| 2001 | ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis | Film | — | 65 | |
| 2001 | Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1998 | Where on Earth Is Katy Manning? | Film | 8.5 | 62 | |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time | Mike Yates | Film | 4.8 | 57 |
| 1993 | Return to Devil's End | Self | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Doctor | TV | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1992 | Reverse the Polarity: A Day in the Life of Jon Pertwee | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1986 | Blake's 7: Aftermath | Federation Trooper | Film | — | 50 |
| 1984 | Waving to a Train | Young Richard | Film | — | 48 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: The Five Doctors | Captain Yates | Film | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Federation Trooper | TV | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders | Mike Yates | Film | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs | Mike Yates | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1973 | Doctor Who: The Green Death | Captain Mike Yates | Film | 8.4 | 37 |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks | Captain Yates | Film | 7.9 | 36 |
| 1972 | Doctor Who: The Time Monster | Captain Mike Yates | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Dæmons | Captain Mike Yates | Film | 7.6 | 35 |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil | Captain Mike Yates | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons | Captain Mike Yates | Film | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1971 | Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos | Captain Mike Yates | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1970 | Little Women | Jack Scott | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1968 | The Fiction Makers | 2nd Guard | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Mike Yates | TV | 7.9 | 27 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Captain Mike Yates | TV | 7.9 | 27 |
| 1962 | The Saint | 2nd Guard | TV | 7.3 | 26 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | 2nd PBX Operator | TV | 6.0 | 19 |