William Franklyn

William Franklyn

Nascimento : 1925-09-22, Kensington, London, England, UK

Morte : 2016-10-31

História

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.

Perfil

William Franklyn

Filmes

J.G. Ballard: A Profile
Readings (voice)
Tom Sutcliffe meets J.G. Ballard, arguably one of Britain's most profound and provocative novelists, author of such works as Crash, High-Rise and Empire of the Sun.
London Suite
Widley
On one day at an English Hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her Television Series and her ex-husband Sidney shows up to ask her for money for his gay lover. Mark and Annie come to London for the Wimbledon Tennis matches, but they lose their tickets and Mark's back goes out. Debra is on her honeymoon with Paul, but Paul is missing and Debra lies to everyone she meets as to where Paul is. Sharon and Lauren are on a shop till you drop trip and Sharon meets Dennis, an older man who seems to be interested in her.
Diana: Her True Story
Lord Mountbatten
Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same name by Andrew Morton.
Quem não Herda... Fica na Mesma
Andrews
Eric Idle estrela com Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones e John Cleese, esta doida brincadeira que o Los Angeles Times chamou de “irreverente, divertida de assistir… matadora!”. Em uma festa selvagem nos anos 60, o bebê Thomas Henry Butterfly Rainbow Peace é acidentalmente trocado por seus ricos pais hippies. O herdeiro real é criado por uma pobre família paquistanesa, enquanto o herdeiro errado cresce na América, com uma colher de prata na boca. Quando Tommy Patel descobre que ele, não Henry Martin, é o verdadeiro Duque de Bournemouth, faz de tudo para recuperar o que perdeu! Felizmente, para Henry, Tommy é um assassino sem habilidades. Infelizmente, para ambos, o desleixado advogado de Tommy, Shadgrind, é um pouquinho melhor! Junte a isso uma duquesa ninfomaníaca, uma golpista, mais vários malucos, e você terá mais uma comédia para lá de engraçada e original.
Nutcracker
Sir Arthur Cartwright
A Russian ballet dancer defects from the USSR, emigrates to England, and joins a ballet company run by a powerful, wealthy lady (Joan Collins).
Os Ritos Satânicos de Drácula
Torrence
Londres, 1974. O professor Van Helsing é chamado ao serviço de inteligência britânico para tentar desvendar o desaparecimento de cinco importantes oficiais do serviço secreto. Sua neta Jessica, juntamente com o inspetor Murray, são seqüestrados por um bando de motoqueiros a serviço de um bilionário recluso, D. D. Denham, que nunca é visto a luz do dia. Desesperado em salvar sua neta e o inspetor, Van Helsing entra na mansão maldita de Denham e descobre uma terrível realidade: ele é a reencarnação do Conde Drácula, o mais terrível vampiro da história. Esta é a versão inédita sem cortes e remasterizada da famosa produção da Hammer Films, de 1973.
Ooh... You Are Awful
Arnold Van Cleef
Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000 but during their flight out Charlie is arrested for coning an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss Bank and after Charlie is released is about to tell him which Bank when he is killed by Sid Sabbath's gang whose girlfriend Reggie had an affair with. The only lead is four tattoos that is on the girls Reggie had affairs with while Charlie was in jail. But Sabbath is on Charlie's trail to kill him and the Italians contract the mob - to find the money and then kill him.....
Armadilha do Destino
Cecil
Um criminoso ferido e seu parceiro moribundo se refugiam em um castelo à beira-mar. Os proprietários do castelo, um calmo inglês e sua esposa francesa, estão inicialmente relutantes em ser os anfitriões dos criminosos. Rapidamente, no entanto, as relações entre o criminoso, a esposa e o inglês começam a mudar de forma humorística e bizarra. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
The Intelligence Men
Colonel Grant
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead Major Cavendish who had managed to infiltrate the dreaded organization; he knows that they are intending to assassinate someone - could it be the famous Russian ballerina who has recently arrived for an appearance at Covent Garden?
A Trama Maldita
Richard Logan
When Richard Logan, the partner in a safe making firm, is found unconscious, on an old deserted bomb site, he finds that he has no recollection of the last three weeks. Then he discovers that the private detective, hired by his wife, has been found murdered, and a safe that his firm installed in a large country house, has been cleverly opened, and the contents are missing. So with the help of his wife, he sets out to uncover the truth.
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Captain
It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. But when a gang of cut-throats, led by the infamous Black John (Bernard Lee) begins to lure ships onto the rocks of Smugglers Bay, and murdering their crews for the sake of loot, the fishermen begin to fear for their livelihoods. In desperation, they appeal to the local magistrate Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing).
The Big Day
Mr. T. Selkirk
A drama unfolding in the business world where shrewd methods are adopted by a boss to select a suitable yes-man for the Board.
O Último Delator
Capt. Tony Long
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.
Suicídio ou Assassinato?
Wilson
Embora a polícia tenha chamado a morte de sua mãe como suicídio, uma adolescente acredita que seu padrasto a assassinou.
The Flesh Is Weak
Lloyd Buxton
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.
That Woman Opposite
Ned Atwood
In a French coastal town, Det. Dermot Kinross is inspecting the murder of antiques dealer Maurice Lawes, and the evidence points to Lawes's son, Toby -- and especially to Toby's bride-to-be, Eve Atwood. Eve's ex-husband, Ned, had his eyes set on something Lawes possessed.
Usina de Monstros
Dr. Tom Brand
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of periodic falls of small, hollow "meteorites" originating in outer space. Quatermass determines to investigate and uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial life form which has already begun action to take over the Earth.
Above Us the Waves
No. 1, X2
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means, so a plan is hatched for a special commando unit to attack it, using midget submarines to plant underwater explosives.
The Love Match
Arthur Ford
After being arrested for assaulting a football referee, desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his £55 fine. He knows he's going to be discovered though, leaving him no choice but to get the money back by hook or by crook! His last chance is to run a book on the United v City football derby. If that wasn't tense enough, Bill's son is also making his debut for United. It looks like it's going to be a day to remember - do you dare look? ...The Love Match.
Operation Diplomat
Dr. Gillespie
A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.