William Franklyn

Actor

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.

Born: September 22, 1925 in Kensington, London, England, UK

Died: October 31, 2016 (Age 91)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Intelligence Men Movie	5.7	Actor	Colonel Grant	1965
The Satanic Rites of Dracula Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Torrence	1973
Danger Within Movie	6.6	Actor	Capt. Tony Long	1959
Cul-de-sac Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Cecil	1966
The Flesh Is Weak Movie	6	Actor	Lloyd Buxton	1957
Splitting Heirs Movie	5.4	Actor	Andrews	1993
The Snorkel Movie	6.8	Actor	Wilson	1958
Quatermass 2 Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Dr. Tom Brand	1957
That Woman Opposite Movie	5.9	Actor	Ned Atwood	1957
Pit of Darkness Movie	6.1	Actor	Richard Logan	1961
The Big Day Movie	6.9	Actor	Mr. T. Selkirk	1960
Fury at Smugglers' Bay Movie	5.3	Actor	Captain	1961
Operation Diplomat Movie	6.2	Actor	Dr. Gillespie	1953
Above Us the Waves Movie	6.7	Actor	No. 1, X2	1955
Ooh... You Are Awful Movie	5.5	Actor	Arnold Van Cleef	1972
Nutcracker Movie	4.1	Actor	Sir Arthur Cartwright	1982
The Love Match Movie	6.4	Actor	Arthur Ford	1955
The Courtroom TV Show	7.6	Actor	38 Episodes	2004
Public Eye TV Show	8.4	Actor	1 Episode	1965-1975
The Champions TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Hartington 1 Episode	1968-1969
Jonathan Creek TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited) 1 Episode	1997-2016
Lovejoy TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Burgess 1 Episode	1986-1994
The Avengers TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Brinstead 2 Episodes	1961-1969
No Hiding Place TV Show	7.8	Actor	2 Episodes	1959-1967
The Count of Monte Cristo TV Show	7.6	Actor	Phillipe 2 Episodes	1956-1956
International Detective TV Show	6.9	Actor	Larry Sullivan 1 Episode	1959-1961
The New Avengers TV Show	7	Actor	1 Episode	1976-1977
Maigret TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Count Maurice 1 Episode	1959-1963
Justice TV Show	7.4	Actor	James Kirby 1 Episode	1971-1974
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot TV Show	6.8	Actor	Baron Mortaise 1 Episode	1956-1957
Interpol Calling TV Show	7.1	Actor	Nevil 1 Episode	1959
The Scarlet Pimpernel TV Show	7	Actor	Jacques Fleury 2 Episodes	1955
International Detective TV Show	6.9	Actor	Conrad Schneider 1 Episode	1959-1961
The Upper Hand TV Show	6.4	Actor	Eric 1 Episode	1990-1996
Nova TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	Narrator (voice) 1 Episode	1974
London Suite Movie	4.9	Actor	Widley	1996
Diana: Her True Story Movie	4.5	Actor	Lord Mountbatten	1993
G.B.H. Limited Series	8.4	Actor	Distinguished Gent 7 Episodes	1991-1991
Justice Limited Series	7.1	Actor		2011-2011
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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