William Franklyn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1925
- Place of birth
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Died
- October 31, 2016
Biography
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.
Movies with William Franklyn
- Cul-de-sac 1966 · ★ 6.7
- The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973 · ★ 5.6
- Quatermass 2 1957 · ★ 6.4
- Splitting Heirs 1993 · ★ 5.2
- Above Us the Waves 1955 · ★ 6.1
- The Snorkel 1958 · ★ 7.1
- Ooh...You Are Awful 1972 · ★ 4.8
- Danger Within 1959 · ★ 6.3
- The Intelligence Men 1965 · ★ 6.1
- Pit of Darkness 1961 · ★ 6.2
- Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961 · ★ 5.9
- Robert Rylands' Last Journey 1996 · ★ 6.3
- Operation Diplomat 1953 · ★ 6.1
- The Crowded Day 1954 · ★ 5.8
- Time Is My Enemy 1954 · ★ 6.5
- London Suite 1996 · ★ 5.1
- The Flesh Is Weak 1957 · ★ 5.9
- That Woman Opposite 1957 · ★ 6.5
- Diana: Her True Story 1993 · ★ 3.0
- The Love Match 1955 · ★ 7.7
- Nutcracker 1982 · ★ 3.2
- The Big Day 1960 · ★ 7.5
- The Big Deal 1961
- J.G. Ballard: A Profile 2003
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpin 1965
- Woodland Harvest 1976