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Vinony's link graph records 84 inbound references to William Franklyn, and connects out to Italy, London and World War II.
It sits within the topics 1925 births, 2006 deaths and Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Vinony links it to 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1937?
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Introduction to Einstein and universal relativity
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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, 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…
Known for
- Justice2011
- The Courtroom2004
- J.G. Ballard: A Profile — Readings (voice)2003
- Jonathan Creek — Narrator of Banana Commercial (voice) (uncredited)1997
- London Suite — Widley1996
- Robert Rylands' Last Journey — Robert Rylands1996
- Splitting Heirs — Andrews1993
- Diana: Her True Story — Lord Mountbatten1993
- G.B.H. — Distinguished Gent1991
- The Upper Hand — Eric1990
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1925-09-22
- Active to
- 2006-10-31
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 13
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Place of death
- London
- Child
- Sabina Franklyn
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Wesley College
- Languages spoken
- English language
Show 4 more facts
- date of death
- 2006-10-31
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- date of birth
- 1925-09-22
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (1)
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