
🎭 Actor
William Franklyn
🎂 Born 22 September 1925 (age 91)✝ 31 October 2016📍 Kensington, London, England, UK
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Popularity Score
24
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Full Filmography(24 films)
YearTitleRating
1966Cul-de-sac★ 6.71958The Snorkel★ 7.11957Quatermass 2★ 6.41993Splitting Heirs★ 5.21973The Satanic Rites of Dracula★ 5.61959Danger Within★ 6.31961Fury at Smugglers' Bay★ 5.91996London Suite★ 5.11955Above Us the Waves★ 6.21982Nutcracker★ 3.21993Diana: Her True Story★ 3.01965The Intelligence Men★ 6.11972Ooh...You Are Awful★ 4.81954The Crowded Day★ 5.81965The Legend of Young Dick Turpin—1957That Woman Opposite★ 6.51955The Love Match★ 7.71954Time Is My Enemy★ 6.51961Pit of Darkness★ 6.21960The Big Day★ 7.51957The Flesh Is Weak★ 5.92003J.G. Ballard: A Profile—1953Operation Diplomat★ 6.11996Robert Rylands' Last Journey★ 6.3



