Actor profile

William Franklyn

22nd September 1925 Kensington, London, England, UK Acting

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.

26 Movies 26 TV Shows 52 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

J.G. Ballard: A Profile 22nd February 2003 as Readings (voice)

Robert Rylands' Last Journey poster

Robert Rylands' Last Journey 18th October 1996 as Robert Rylands

London Suite poster

London Suite 15th September 1996 as Widley

Diana: Her True Story poster

Diana: Her True Story 3rd April 1993 as Lord Mountbatten

Splitting Heirs poster

Splitting Heirs 2nd April 1993 as Andrews

Nutcracker poster

Nutcracker 17th December 1982 as Sir Arthur Cartwright

Woodland Harvest 1st January 1976

The Satanic Rites of Dracula poster

The Satanic Rites of Dracula 17th April 1973 as Peter Torrence

Ooh...You Are Awful poster

Ooh...You Are Awful 1st December 1972 as Arnold Van Cleef

Cul-de-sac poster

Cul-de-sac 17th June 1966 as Cecil

The Intelligence Men poster

The Intelligence Men 13th April 1965 as Colonel Grant

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin poster

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin 1st March 1965 as Tom King

Pit of Darkness poster

Pit of Darkness 1st October 1961 as Richard Logan

The Big Deal 3rd March 1961 as John Hamilton

Fury at Smugglers' Bay poster

Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1st March 1961 as Captain

The Big Day poster

The Big Day 1st July 1960 as Mr. T. Selkirk

Danger Within poster

Danger Within 17th February 1959 as Capt. Tony Long

The Snorkel poster

The Snorkel 7th July 1958 as Wilson

The Flesh Is Weak poster

The Flesh Is Weak 6th August 1957 as Lloyd Buxton

Quatermass 2 poster

Quatermass 2 17th June 1957 as Dr. Tom Brand

That Woman Opposite poster

That Woman Opposite 28th May 1957 as Ned Atwood

Above Us the Waves poster

Above Us the Waves 29th March 1955 as No. 1, X2

The Love Match poster

The Love Match 1st February 1955 as Arthur Ford

The Crowded Day poster

The Crowded Day 1st October 1954 as Studio Official

Time Is My Enemy poster

Time Is My Enemy 1st September 1954 as Sgt. Peter Thompson

Operation Diplomat poster

Operation Diplomat 1st December 1953 as Dr. Gillespie

Justice poster

Justice 4th April 2011

The Courtroom 21st June 2004

Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek 9th May 1997 as Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)

G.B.H. poster

G.B.H. 6th June 1991 as Distinguished Gent

The Upper Hand poster

The Upper Hand 1st May 1990 as Eric

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Burgess

The Masterspy 10th September 1977 as host

The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers 22nd October 1976 as McKay

NOVA poster

NOVA 3rd March 1974 as Narrator (voice)

European Heritage 4th August 1973 as Narrator (voice)

Justice poster

Justice 8th October 1971 as James Kirby

The Champions poster

The Champions 25th September 1968 as Hartington

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Charles

Public Eye poster

Public Eye 23rd January 1965

Curtain of Fear 28th October 1964

Top Secret 11th August 1961

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961 as Brinstead

The Dickie Henderson Show 14th November 1960 as Greg

Maigret poster

Maigret 31st October 1960 as Count Maurice

International Detective 26th December 1959 as Larry Sullivan

No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place 16th September 1959

Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling 13th September 1959 as Nevil

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot poster

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 15th September 1956 as Baron Mortaise

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Arthur Maxwell

The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo 20th February 1956 as Phillipe

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel 28th September 1955 as Jacques Fleury