William Franklyn
Known for Acting
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
Cul-de-sac
1966
as Cecil
Danger Within
1959
as Capt. Tony Long
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
as Peter Torrence
Quatermass 2
1957
as Dr. Tom Brand
The Snorkel
1958
as Wilson
The Crowded Day
1954
as Studio Official
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Captain
Pit of Darkness
1961
as Richard Logan
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972
as Arnold Van Cleef
Splitting Heirs
1993
as Andrews
Above Us the Waves
1955
as No. 1, X2
London Suite
1996
as Widley
The Intelligence Men
1965
as Colonel Grant
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996
as Robert Rylands
That Woman Opposite
1957
as Ned Atwood
The Flesh Is Weak
1957
as Lloyd Buxton
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Tom King
Diana: Her True Story
1993
as Lord Mountbatten
The Love Match
1955
as Arthur Ford
Nutcracker
1982
as Sir Arthur Cartwright