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William Franklyn

William Franklyn is known for acting, with popular credits including Splitting Heirs, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Snorkel, Pit of Darkness.

Born 22 Sep 1925 Kensington, London, England, UK

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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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Known for Splitting Heirs, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Snorkel, Pit of Darkness.

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2011 Justice tv 2004 The Courtroom tv 2003 J.G. Ballard: A Profile as Readings (voice) movie 1997 Jonathan Creek as Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited) tv 1996 Robert Rylands' Last Journey as Robert Rylands movie 1996 London Suite as Widley movie 1993 Diana: Her True Story as Lord Mountbatten movie 1993 Splitting Heirs as Andrews movie 1991 G.B.H. as Distinguished Gent tv 1990 The Upper Hand as Eric tv 1986 Lovejoy as Burgess tv 1982 Nutcracker as Sir Arthur Cartwright movie 1977 The Masterspy as host tv 1976 The New Avengers as McKay tv 1976 Woodland Harvest movie 1974 NOVA as Narrator (voice) tv 1973 European Heritage as Narrator (voice) tv 1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Peter Torrence movie 1972 Ooh...You Are Awful as Arnold Van Cleef movie 1971 Justice as James Kirby tv 1968 The Champions as Hartington tv 1967 ITV Playhouse as Charles tv 1966 Cul-de-sac as Cecil movie 1965 The Intelligence Men as Colonel Grant movie 1965 The Legend of Young Dick Turpin as Tom King movie 1965 Public Eye tv 1964 Curtain of Fear tv 1963 No Cloak - No Dagger as Ian Lambart tv 1961 Pit of Darkness as Richard Logan movie 1961 Top Secret tv 1961 The Big Deal as John Hamilton movie 1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Captain movie 1961 The Avengers as Brinstead tv 1960 The Dickie Henderson Show as Greg tv 1960 Maigret as Count Maurice tv 1960 On Trial as W.T. Stead tv 1960 The Big Day as Mr. T. Selkirk movie 1959 International Detective as Conrad Schneider tv 1959 International Detective as Larry Sullivan tv 1959 No Hiding Place tv 1959 Interpol Calling as Nevil tv 1959 Danger Within as Capt. Tony Long movie 1958 The Snorkel as Wilson movie 1957 The Flesh Is Weak as Lloyd Buxton movie 1957 Quatermass 2 as Dr. Tom Brand movie 1957 That Woman Opposite as Ned Atwood movie 1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Baron Mortaise tv 1956 Armchair Theatre as Paul Lorimer tv 1956 Armchair Theatre as John Hamilton tv 1956 Armchair Theatre as Arthur Maxwell tv 1956 The Count of Monte Cristo as Phillipe tv 1955 The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Jacques Fleury tv 1955 Above Us the Waves as No. 1, X2 movie 1955 The Love Match as Arthur Ford movie 1954 The Crowded Day as Studio Official movie 1954 Time Is My Enemy as Sgt. Peter Thompson movie 1953 Operation Diplomat as Dr. Gillespie movie

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William Franklyn is known for acting, with popular credits including Splitting Heirs, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Snorkel, Pit of Darkness.

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William Franklyn is known for credits including Splitting Heirs, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Snorkel, Pit of Darkness, Ooh...You Are Awful.

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