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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
J.G. Ballard: A Profile
Character:Readings (voice)
Release Date:22/02/2003
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Character:Robert Rylands
Release Date:18/10/1996
London Suite
Character:Widley
Release Date:15/09/1996
Diana: Her True Story
Character:Lord Mountbatten
Release Date:03/04/1993
Splitting Heirs
Character:Andrews
Release Date:02/04/1993
Nutcracker
Character:Sir Arthur Cartwright
Release Date:17/12/1982
Woodland Harvest
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Character:Peter Torrence
Release Date:17/04/1973
Ooh...You Are Awful
Character:Arnold Van Cleef
Release Date:01/12/1972
Cul-de-sac
Character:Cecil
Release Date:17/06/1966
The Intelligence Men
Character:Colonel Grant
Release Date:13/04/1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Character:Tom King
Release Date:01/03/1965
Pit of Darkness
Character:Richard Logan
Release Date:01/10/1961
The Big Deal
Character:John Hamilton
Release Date:03/03/1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Character:Captain
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Big Day
Character:Mr. T. Selkirk
Release Date:01/07/1960
Danger Within
Character:Capt. Tony Long
Release Date:17/02/1959
The Snorkel
Character:Wilson
Release Date:07/07/1958
The Flesh Is Weak
Character:Lloyd Buxton
Release Date:06/08/1957
Quatermass 2
Character:Dr. Tom Brand
Release Date:17/06/1957
That Woman Opposite
Character:Ned Atwood
Release Date:28/05/1957
Above Us the Waves
Character:No. 1, X2
Release Date:29/03/1955
The Love Match
Character:Arthur Ford
Release Date:01/02/1955
The Crowded Day
Character:Studio Official
Release Date:01/10/1954
Time Is My Enemy
Character:Sgt. Peter Thompson
Release Date:01/09/1954
Operation Diplomat
Character:Dr. Gillespie
Release Date:01/12/1953
Television Appearances
Justice
Character:
The Courtroom
Character:
Jonathan Creek
Character:Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
G.B.H.
Character:Distinguished Gent
The Upper Hand
Character:Eric
Lovejoy
Character:Burgess
The Masterspy
Character:host
The New Avengers
Character:McKay
NOVA
Character:Narrator (voice)
European Heritage
Character:Narrator (voice)
Justice
Character:James Kirby
The Champions
Character:Hartington
Public Eye
Character:
Curtain of Fear
Character:
Top Secret
Character:
The Avengers
Character:Brinstead
The Dickie Henderson Show
Character:Greg
Maigret
Character:Count Maurice
International Detective
Character:Conrad Schneider
International Detective
Character:Larry Sullivan
No Hiding Place
Character:
Interpol Calling
Character:Nevil
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Character:Baron Mortaise
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Phillipe
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Character:Jacques Fleury
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