1925Born, Kensington
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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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Cul-de-sacCecil
The Satanic Rites of DraculaPeter Torrence
The AvengersBrinstead
Quatermass 2Dr. Tom Brand
NOVANarrator (voice)2011JusticeShow
2004The Courtroom38 episodesShow
2003J.G. Ballard: A ProfileReadings (voice)Movie
1997Jonathan CreekNarrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
1996Robert Rylands' Last JourneyRobert RylandsMovie
1996London SuiteWidleyMovie
1993Diana: Her True StoryLord MountbattenMovie
1993Splitting HeirsAndrewsMovie
1991G.B.H.Distinguished Gent · 7 episodesShow
1990The Upper HandEric · 1 episodeShow
1986LovejoyBurgess · 1 episodeShow
1984The Steam Video Company6 episodesShow
1982NutcrackerSir Arthur CartwrightMovie
1977The Masterspyhost · 34 episodesShow
1976Woodland HarvestMovie
1973European HeritageNarrator (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaPeter TorrenceMovie
1972Ooh...You Are AwfulArnold Van CleefMovie
1971JusticeJames Kirby · 1 episodeShow
1968The ChampionsHartington · 1 episodeShow
1967ITV PlayhouseCharles · 1 episodeShow
1966Cul-de-sacCecilMovie
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreRoy Haines · 1 episodeShow
1965The TroubleshootersMichael Rennane · 1 episodeShow
1965The Intelligence MenColonel GrantMovie
1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinTom KingMovie
1965Public Eye1 episodeShow
1964Curtain of FearHans Liebert · 6 episodesShow
1963No Cloak - No DaggerIan Lambart · 6 episodesShow
1961Pit of DarknessRichard LoganMovie
1961Top Secret26 episodesShow
1961The Big DealJohn HamiltonMovie
1961Fury at Smugglers' BayCaptainMovie
1960The Dickie Henderson ShowGreg · 1 episodeShow
1960MaigretCount Maurice · 1 episodeShow
1960On TrialW.T. Stead · 1 episodeShow
1960The Big DayMr. T. SelkirkMovie
1959International DetectiveConrad Schneider, Larry Sullivan · 1 episodeShow
1959No Hiding Place2 episodesShow
1959Interpol CallingNevil · 1 episodeShow
1959Danger WithinCapt. Tony LongMovie
1958The SnorkelWilsonMovie
1957The Flesh Is WeakLloyd BuxtonMovie
1957Quatermass 2Dr. Tom BrandMovie
1957That Woman OppositeNed AtwoodMovie
1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotBaron Mortaise · 1 episodeShow
1956Armchair TheatrePaul Lorimer, John Hamilton, Arthur Maxwell · 1 episodeShow
1956The Count of Monte CristoPhillipe · 2 episodesShow
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelJacques Fleury · 2 episodesShow
1955Above Us the WavesNo. 1, X2Movie
1955The Love MatchArthur FordMovie
1954The Crowded DayStudio OfficialMovie
1954Time Is My EnemySgt. Peter ThompsonMovie
1953Operation DiplomatDr. GillespieMovie
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