William Franklyn

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William Franklyn

Acting 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, televi…

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NOVA

NOVA

7.0 1974 TV Show
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

6.7 1966 Movie
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

7.6 1997 TV Show
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

5.6 1973 Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
The New Avengers

The New Avengers

7.2 1976 TV Show
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

6.4 1957 Movie
The Champions

The Champions

6.5 1968 TV Show
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

7.4 1986 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2011
    Justice

    TV show

  2. 2004
    The Courtroom

    TV show

  3. 2003
    J.G. Ballard: A Profile

    Movie Readings (voice)

  4. 1997
    Jonathan Creek

    TV show Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)

  5. 1996
    Robert Rylands' Last Journey

    Movie Robert Rylands

  6. 1996
    London Suite

    Movie Widley

  7. 1993
    Diana: Her True Story

    Movie Lord Mountbatten

  8. 1993
    Splitting Heirs

    Movie Andrews

  9. 1991
    G.B.H.

    TV show Distinguished Gent

  10. 1990
    The Upper Hand

    TV show Eric

  11. 1986
    Lovejoy

    TV show Burgess

  12. 1984
    The Steam Video Company

    TV show

  13. 1982
    Nutcracker

    Movie Sir Arthur Cartwright

  14. 1977
    The Masterspy

    TV show host

  15. 1976
    The New Avengers

    TV show McKay

  16. 1976
    Woodland Harvest

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1974
    NOVA

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  2. 1973
    European Heritage

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  3. 1973
    The Satanic Rites of Dracula

    Movie Peter Torrence

  4. 1972
    Ooh...You Are Awful

    Movie Arnold Van Cleef

  5. 1971
    Justice

    TV show James Kirby

  6. 1968
    The Champions

    TV show Hartington

  7. 1967
    ITV Playhouse

    TV show Charles

  8. 1966
    Cul-de-sac

    Movie Cecil

  9. 1965
    Thirty-Minute Theatre

    TV show Roy Haines

  10. 1965
    The Intelligence Men

    Movie Colonel Grant

  11. 1965
    The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

    Movie Tom King

  12. 1965
    Public Eye

    TV show

  13. 1964
    Curtain of Fear

    TV show Hans Liebert

  14. 1963
    No Cloak - No Dagger

    TV show Ian Lambart

  15. 1961
    Pit of Darkness

    Movie Richard Logan

  16. 1961
    Top Secret

    TV show

  17. 1961
    The Big Deal

    Movie John Hamilton

  18. 1961
    Fury at Smugglers' Bay

    Movie Captain

  19. 1961
    The Avengers

    TV show Brinstead

  20. 1960
    The Dickie Henderson Show

    TV show Greg

  21. 1960
    Maigret

    TV show Count Maurice

  22. 1960
    On Trial

    TV show W.T. Stead

  23. 1960
    The Big Day

    Movie Mr. T. Selkirk

  24. 1959
    International Detective

    TV show Conrad Schneider