William Franklyn

William Franklyn

Acting

Born September 22, 1925 · Kensington, London, England, UK

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, takin…

Known for

NOVA

NOVA

1974

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

1997

Maigret

Maigret

1960

The Champions

The Champions

1968

Acting(55)

2004The Courtroom

2003J.G. Ballard: A ProfileReadings (voice)

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1997Jonathan CreekNarrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)

1996Robert Rylands' Last JourneyRobert Rylands

1996London SuiteWidley

1993Diana: Her True StoryLord Mountbatten

1993Splitting HeirsAndrews

1991G.B.H.Distinguished Gent

1990The Upper HandEric

1986LovejoyBurgess

1982NutcrackerSir Arthur Cartwright

1977The Masterspyhost

1976The New AvengersMcKay

1976Woodland Harvest

1974NOVANarrator (voice)

1973European HeritageNarrator (voice)

1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaPeter Torrence

1972Ooh...You Are AwfulArnold Van Cleef

1971JusticeJames Kirby

1968The ChampionsHartington

1967ITV PlayhouseCharles

1966Cul-de-sacCecil

1965Thirty-Minute TheatreRoy Haines

1965The Intelligence MenColonel Grant

1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinTom King

1964Curtain of FearHans Liebert

1963No Cloak - No DaggerIan Lambart

1961Pit of DarknessRichard Logan

1961The Big DealJohn Hamilton

1961Fury at Smugglers' BayCaptain

1961The AvengersBrinstead

1960The Dickie Henderson ShowGreg

1960MaigretCount Maurice

1960On TrialW.T. Stead

1960The Big DayMr. T. Selkirk

1959International DetectiveConrad Schneider

1959No Hiding Place

1959Interpol CallingNevil

1959Danger WithinCapt. Tony Long

1958The SnorkelWilson

1957The Flesh Is WeakLloyd Buxton

1957Quatermass 2Dr. Tom Brand

1957That Woman OppositeNed Atwood

1956The Adventures of Sir LancelotBaron Mortaise

1956Armchair TheatrePaul Lorimer

1956The Count of Monte CristoPhillipe

1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelJacques Fleury

1955Above Us the WavesNo. 1, X2

1955The Love MatchArthur Ford

1954The Crowded DayStudio Official

1954Time Is My EnemySgt. Peter Thompson

1953Operation DiplomatDr. Gillespie