William Franklyn
Actor
- Born
- September 22, 1925 · Kensington, London, England, UK
- Died
- October 31, 2016 (age 91)
William Franklyn was a British actor, perhaps best known for voicing the "Schhh... You Know Who" adverts for Schweppes from 1965 to 1973. He also performed on stage, film, television and radio, taking over from Peter Jones as "The Book" (the narrator) in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967.
Known for
Cul-de-sac
June 17, 1966
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
April 17, 1973
Quatermass 2
June 17, 1957
Splitting Heirs
April 2, 1993
Above Us the Waves
March 29, 1955
The Snorkel
July 7, 1958
Ooh...You Are Awful
December 1, 1972
Danger Within
February 17, 1959
The Intelligence Men
April 13, 1965
Pit of Darkness
October 1, 1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
March 1, 1961
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
October 18, 1996
Acting26
- 2003J.G. Ballard: A Profile as Readings (voice)
- 1996Robert Rylands' Last Journey as Robert Rylands
- 1996London Suite as Widley
- 1993Diana: Her True Story as Lord Mountbatten
- 1993Splitting Heirs as Andrews
- 1982Nutcracker as Sir Arthur Cartwright
- 1976Woodland Harvest
- 1973The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Peter Torrence
- 1972Ooh...You Are Awful as Arnold Van Cleef
- 1966Cul-de-sac