Sep 22, 1925 - Kensington, London, England, UK
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.
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| Movie | 1993 | Splitting Heirs | Andrews | |
| Movie | 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Peter Torrence | |
| Movie | 1958 | The Snorkel | Wilson | |
| Movie | 1961 | Pit of Darkness | Richard Logan | |
| Movie | 1972 | Ooh...You Are Awful | Arnold Van Cleef | |
| Movie | 1996 | London Suite | Widley | |
| Movie | 1957 | That Woman Opposite | Ned Atwood | |
| Movie | 1957 | The Flesh Is Weak | Lloyd Buxton | |
| Movie | 1982 | Nutcracker | Sir Arthur Cartwright | |
| Movie | 1961 | Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Captain | |
| Movie | 1966 | Cul-de-sac | Cecil | |
| Movie | 1961 | The Big Deal | John Hamilton | |
| Movie | 1996 | Robert Rylands' Last Journey | Robert Rylands | |
| Movie | 1960 | The Big Day | Mr. T. Selkirk | |
| Movie | 1954 | Time Is My Enemy | Sgt. Peter Thompson | |
| Movie | 1957 | Quatermass 2 | Dr. Tom Brand | |
| Movie | 1993 | Diana: Her True Story | Lord Mountbatten | |
| Movie | 1955 | The Love Match | Arthur Ford | |
| Movie | 1953 | Operation Diplomat | Dr. Gillespie | |
| Movie | 2003 | J.G. Ballard: A Profile | Readings (voice) | |
| Movie | 1955 | Above Us the Waves | No. 1, X2 | |
| Movie | 1965 | The Intelligence Men | Colonel Grant | |
| Movie | 1959 | Danger Within | Capt. Tony Long | |
| Movie | 1965 | The Legend of Young Dick Turpin | Tom King | |
| Movie | 1976 | Woodland Harvest | ||
| TV Show | 1961 | The Avengers | Brinstead | 2 |
| TV Show | 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Baron Mortaise | 1 |
| TV Show | 1986 | Lovejoy | Burgess | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | The Courtroom | 38 | |
| TV Show | 1968 | The Champions | Hartington | 1 |
| TV Show | 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Phillipe | 2 |
| TV Show | 1959 | Interpol Calling | Nevil | 1 |
| TV Show | 1976 | The New Avengers | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1965 | Public Eye | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1959 | No Hiding Place | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel | Jacques Fleury | 2 |
| TV Show | 1959 | International Detective | Conrad Schneider | 1 |
| TV Show | 1960 | Maigret | Count Maurice | 1 |
| TV Show | 1964 | Curtain of Fear | 6 | |
| TV Show | 1961 | Top Secret | 26 | |
| TV Show | 2011 | Justice | 0 | |
| TV Show | 1959 | International Detective | Larry Sullivan | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Jonathan Creek | Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | The Upper Hand | Eric | 1 |
| TV Show | 1991 | G.B.H. | Distinguished Gent | 7 |
| TV Show | 1974 | NOVA | Narrator (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1971 | Justice | James Kirby | 1 |
| TV Show | 1977 | The Masterspy | host | 34 |
| TV Show | 1960 | The Dickie Henderson Show | Greg | 1 |
No crew credits available.
