Acting · geboren 1925-09-22 · Kensington, London, England, UK

William Franklyn

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.

Bekannt aus

• Wenn Katelbach kommt (1966) – Cecil
• Dracula braucht frisches Blut (1973) – Peter Torrence
• Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone (1961) – Brinstead
• Feinde aus dem Nichts (1957) – Dr. Tom Brand
• NOVA (1974) – Narrator (voice)
• Und ewig schleichen die Erben (1993) – Andrews
• Jonathan Creek (1997) – Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
• Lovejoy (1986) – Burgess
• Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone (1976) – McKay
• Der Schnorchel (1958) – Wilson
• X-Boote greifen an (1955) – No. 1, X2
• The Champions (1968) – Hartington
• Ooh...You Are Awful (1972) – Arnold Van Cleef
• Verrat im Camp 127 (1959) – Capt. Tony Long
• G.B.H. (1991) – Distinguished Gent
• Kommissar Maigret (1960) – Count Maurice
• Heiße Ware, Kalte Füße (1965) – Colonel Grant
• Pit of Darkness (1961) – Richard Logan
• Die Bucht der Schmuggler (1961) – Captain
• El último viaje de Robert Rylands (1996) – Robert Rylands
• Operation Diplomat (1953) – Dr. Gillespie
• The Crowded Day (1954) – Studio Official
• Time Is My Enemy (1954) – Sgt. Peter Thompson
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) – Roy Haines
• London Suite (1996) – Widley
• The Flesh Is Weak (1957) – Lloyd Buxton
• Der Graf von Monte Christo (1956) – Phillipe
• Public Eye (1965)
• The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) – Jacques Fleury
• The Upper Hand (1990) – Eric
• Armchair Theatre (1956) – Paul Lorimer
• That Woman Opposite (1957) – Ned Atwood
• Diana: Her True Story (1993) – Lord Mountbatten
• The Love Match (1955) – Arthur Ford
• Die Abenteuer von Sir Lancelot (1956) – Baron Mortaise
• Nutcracker (1982) – Sir Arthur Cartwright
• Interpol Calling (1959) – Nevil
• No Hiding Place (1959)
• The Steam Video Company (1984)
• Justice (1971) – James Kirby