
William Franklyn
Acting
1925-09-22 - Present
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.
Credits

Cul-de-sacasCecil

The Satanic Rites of DraculaasPeter Torrence

Danger WithinasCapt. Tony Long

London SuiteasWidley

Diana: Her True StoryasLord Mountbatten

Quatermass 2asDr. Tom Brand

Splitting HeirsasAndrews

Ooh...You Are AwfulasArnold Van Cleef

The SnorkelasWilson

Above Us the WavesasNo. 1, X2

Fury at Smugglers' BayasCaptain

The Intelligence MenasColonel Grant

NutcrackerasSir Arthur Cartwright

Operation DiplomatasDr. Gillespie

The Legend of Young Dick TurpinasTom King

Pit of DarknessasRichard Logan

Robert Rylands' Last JourneyasRobert Rylands

The Flesh Is WeakasLloyd Buxton

Time Is My EnemyasSgt. Peter Thompson

The Big DayasMr. T. Selkirk
The Big DealasJohn Hamilton

The Love MatchasArthur Ford

That Woman OppositeasNed Atwood

J.G. Ballard: A ProfileasReadings (voice)
Woodland Harvestas