William Franklyn

William Franklyn

ActorWriter
Born
September 22, 1925
Died
October 31, 2006

Debonair British actor at home on stage (since the age of 15), screen and TV. Initially, his roles tended to be dramatic but, by his 40s, he was increasingly playing tongue-in-cheek comedy parts. His smooth lounge-lizard voice has frequently been used for voice-overs on television advertisements…

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Biography

Debonair British actor at home on stage (since the age of 15), screen and TV. Initially, his roles tended to be dramatic but, by his 40s, he was increasingly playing tongue-in-cheek comedy parts. His smooth lounge-lizard voice has frequently been used for voice-overs on television advertisements (most famously a long-running campaign for Schweppes drinks) and TV trailers.

Writer

Top SecretTop Secret(1961)

Actor

Doctor Who: The Monthly AdventuresDoctor Who: The Monthly Adventures(1999)as Pharoah Amenhotep II
The CourtroomThe Courtroom(2004)as Judge Matthew Johnson
DoctorsDoctors(2000)as Hugo Stephenson
StartopiaStartopia(2001)as Lead Vocals
French and SaundersFrench and Saunders(1987)as James

Self

Heroes of ComedyHeroes of Comedy(1992)as Self
The 100 Greatest TV AdsThe 100 Greatest TV Ads(2000)as Self
Washes Whiter(1990)as Self - Narrator
Forty MinutesForty Minutes(1981)as Narrator
Give Us a ClueGive Us a Clue(1979)as Self - Panellist, Self

Archive Sound

Mars: A Horizon Guide(2009)as Self - Narrator
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Peter Cushing and William Franklyn in The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)FranƧoise DorlƩac and William Franklyn in Cul-de-sac (1966)Brian Donlevy, Bryan Forbes, and William Franklyn in Quatermass 2 (1957)William Franklyn in Quatermass 2 (1957)Brian Donlevy, Phillip Baird, Bryan Forbes, and William Franklyn in Quatermass 2 (1957)Joan Collins, Finola Hughes, and William Franklyn in Nutcracker (1982)

Credit Score: William Franklyn

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Brinstead
Sun Mar 28 1965 – Mon Apr 21 1969
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1The Avengers12.501966•8.3049812
2Danger Mouse5.631984•7.4074267
3The Steam Video Company4.881984•7.50019
4BBC Sunday-Night Theatre3.751950•7.100217
5Top Secret3.251961•6.50020
6The Satanic Rites of Dracula3.091974•5.5007863
7Cul-de-sac2.501966•7.00114968
8The Big Day2.501960•7.000199
9The Love Match2.501955•6.300165
10Curtain of Fear1.631964•0.0000