William Franklyn

William Franklyn

1925-09-22 Kensington, London, England, UK Male 48 Known Credits

Biography

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-09-22

Place of Birth

Kensington, London, England, UK

Known Credits

48

Known For

Acting

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

Peter Torrence

Quatermass 2

1957

Dr. Tom Brand

Cul-de-sac

1966

Cecil

London Suite

1996

Widley

Above Us the Waves

1955

No. 1, X2

Danger Within

1959

Capt. Tony Long

Splitting Heirs

1993

Andrews

Ooh...You Are Awful

1972

Arnold Van Cleef

Pit of Darkness

1961

Richard Logan

The Snorkel

1958

Wilson

Time Is My Enemy

1954

Sgt. Peter Thompson

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

1996

Robert Rylands

The Love Match

1955

Arthur Ford

Diana: Her True Story

1993

Lord Mountbatten

The Intelligence Men

1965

Colonel Grant

That Woman Opposite

1957

Ned Atwood

The Flesh Is Weak

1957

Lloyd Buxton

Nutcracker

1982

Sir Arthur Cartwright

The Big Day

1960

Mr. T. Selkirk

Operation Diplomat

1953

Dr. Gillespie

The Big Deal

1961

John Hamilton

J.G. Ballard: A Profile

2003

Readings (voice)

TV Credits

The Avengers

1961

Brinstead (2 episodes)

NOVA

1974

Narrator (voice) (1 episodes)

No Hiding Place

1959

(2 episodes)

The Upper Hand

1990

Eric (1 episodes)

Lovejoy

1986

Burgess (1 episodes)

International Detective

1959

Conrad Schneider (1 episodes)

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

1956

Baron Mortaise (1 episodes)

The Courtroom

2004

(38 episodes)

Public Eye

1965

(1 episodes)

Justice

1971

James Kirby (1 episodes)

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956

Phillipe (2 episodes)

The Champions

1968

Hartington (1 episodes)

Interpol Calling

1959

Nevil (1 episodes)

Maigret

1960

Count Maurice (1 episodes)

Jonathan Creek

1997

Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited) (1 episodes)

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955

Jacques Fleury (2 episodes)

Justice

2011

(0 episodes)

Top Secret

1961

(26 episodes)

The Masterspy

1977

host (34 episodes)

Curtain of Fear

1964

(6 episodes)

The New Avengers

1976

(1 episodes)

G.B.H.

1991

Distinguished Gent (7 episodes)

The Dickie Henderson Show

1960

Greg (1 episodes)

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