William Franklyn(1925-2006)

Actor
Writer

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Dracula vit toujours à Londres (1973)

Debonair British actor at home on stage (since the age of 15), screen and TV. Initially, his roles tended to be dramatic but, by his 40s, he was increasingly playing tongue-in-cheek comedy parts. His smooth lounge-lizard voice has frequently been used for voice-overs on television advertisements (most famously a long-running campaign for Schweppes drinks) and TV trailers.

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Known for

Cul-de-sac

7.0

Cecil

1966

Dracula vit toujours à Londres

5.5

Torrence

1973

Top Secret

6.8

TV Series

Peter Dallas

Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir

8.3

TV Series

Brinstead
Peter Omrod

Credits

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Actor

Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures
7.8
Podcast Series
- Pharoah Amenhotep II (voice)
- 2004
The Courtroom
7.5
TV Series
- Judge Matthew Johnson
- 2004
Doctors
4.5
TV Series
- Hugo Stephenson
- 2001
Startopia
8.3
Video Game
- Lead Vocals (voice)
- 2001
French and Saunders
7.6
TV Series
- James
- 1999
Jonathan Creek
8.1
TV Series
- Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice, uncredited)
- 1997
Le dernier voyage de Robert Rylands
6.0
- Robert Rylands
- 1996
London Suite
5.1
TV Movie
- Widley
- 1996
Les règles de l'art
7.8
TV Series
- Burgess
- 1994
Grandeur et descendance
5.5
- Andrews
- 1993
Diana, princesse de Galles
4.8
TV Movie
- Lord Mountbatten
- 1993
The Upper Hand
6.6
TV Series
- Eric
- 1992
Moon and Son
7.3
TV Series
- George Milestone
- 1992
G.B.H.
8.5
TV Mini Series
- Distinguished Gent
- 1991
Kelly Monteith
7.4
TV Series
- 1984

Writer

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Cul-de-sac: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]

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The Satanic Rites of Dracula

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The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Widow Twanky/Abanazar
Height
- 1.83 m
Born
- September 22, 1925
- Kensington, London, England, UK
Died
- October 31, 2006
- London, England, UK(prostate cancer)
Spouses
Children
- Sabina Franklyn
Other works
TV commercial for Schweppes.
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Replaced the late Peter Jones as the voice of The Book for the new "Tertiary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from the late Douglas Adams' books 3-5 of the "trilogy". At the beginning of the first new episode, Jones' voice begins, then is replaced by Franklyn as Arthur's copy of the Book undergoes an "upgrade". Phase 4 ("Quandary") is slated for 2005, with phase 5 ("Quintessential") to follow.