William Franklyn

Known for

Acting

Born

September 22, 1925

Birthplace

Kensington, London, England, UK

Died

October 31, 2016 (aged 91)

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.

Best known work

Cul-de-sac

1966

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

The Avengers

1961

Quatermass 2

1957

NOVA

1974

Splitting Heirs

1993

Jonathan Creek

1997

Lovejoy

1986

The New Avengers

1976

The Snorkel

1958

Filmography

2011
JusticeTV
2004
The CourtroomTV
2003
J.G. Ballard: A Profile
as Readings (voice)
1997
Jonathan CreekTV
as Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode)
1996
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
as Robert Rylands
1996
London Suite
as Widley
1993
Diana: Her True Story
as Lord Mountbatten
1993
Splitting Heirs
as Andrews
1991
G.B.H.TV
as Distinguished Gent (7 episodes)
1990
The Upper HandTV
as Eric (1 episode)
1986
LovejoyTV
as Burgess (1 episode)
1984
The Steam Video CompanyTV
1982
Nutcracker
as Sir Arthur Cartwright
1977
The MasterspyTV
as host (34 episodes)
1976
The New AvengersTV
as McKay (1 episode)
1976
Woodland Harvest
1974
NOVATV
as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
1973
European HeritageTV
as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Peter Torrence
1972
Ooh...You Are Awful
as Arnold Van Cleef
1971
JusticeTV
as James Kirby (1 episode)
1968
The ChampionsTV
as Hartington (1 episode)
1967
ITV PlayhouseTV
as Charles (1 episode)
1966
Cul-de-sac
as Cecil
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
as Roy Haines (1 episode)