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)2003J.G. Ballard: A ProfileReadings (voice)Movie
1996Robert Rylands' Last JourneyRobert RylandsMovie
1996London SuiteWidleyMovie
1993Diana: Her True StoryLord MountbattenMovie
1993Splitting HeirsAndrewsMovie
1982NutcrackerSir Arthur CartwrightMovie
1976Woodland HarvestMovie
1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaPeter TorrenceMovie
1972Ooh...You Are AwfulArnold Van CleefMovie
1966Cul-de-sacCecilMovie
1965The Intelligence MenColonel GrantMovie
1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinTom KingMovie
1961Pit of DarknessRichard LoganMovie
1961The Big DealJohn HamiltonMovie
1961Fury at Smugglers' BayCaptainMovie
1960The Big DayMr. T. SelkirkMovie
1959Danger WithinCapt. Tony LongMovie
1958The SnorkelWilsonMovie
1957The Flesh Is WeakLloyd BuxtonMovie
1957Quatermass 2Dr. Tom BrandMovie
1957That Woman OppositeNed AtwoodMovie
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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