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William Franklyn

Actor

William Franklyn

Born September 22, 1925 in Kensington, London, England, UKDied October 31, 201624 films

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-sac posterFirst watchCul-de-sac19666.7as CecilOn the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.View film

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24 films as actor
  1. 1996Robert Rylands' Last JourneyRobert Rylands
  2. 1996London SuiteWidley
  3. 1993Diana: Her True StoryLord Mountbatten
  4. 1993Splitting HeirsAndrews
  5. 1982NutcrackerSir Arthur Cartwright
  6. 1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaPeter Torrence
  7. 1972Ooh...You Are AwfulArnold Van Cleef
  8. 1966Cul-de-sacCecil
  9. 1965The Intelligence MenColonel Grant
  10. 1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinTom King
  11. 1961Pit of DarknessRichard Logan
  12. 1961The Big DealJohn Hamilton
  13. 1961Fury at Smugglers' BayCaptain
  14. 1960The Big DayMr. T. Selkirk
  15. 1959Danger WithinCapt. Tony Long
  16. 1958The SnorkelWilson
  17. 1957The Flesh Is WeakLloyd Buxton
  18. 1957Quatermass 2Dr. Tom Brand
  19. 1957That Woman OppositeNed Atwood
  20. 1955Above Us the WavesNo. 1, X2
  21. 1955The Love MatchArthur Ford
  22. 1954The Crowded DayStudio Official
  23. 1954Time Is My EnemySgt. Peter Thompson
  24. 1953Operation DiplomatDr. Gillespie