Biography for
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Date of Birth

22 September 1925, Kensington, London, England, UK

Date of Death

31 October 2006, London, England, UK (prostate cancer)

Birth Name

William Leo Franklyn

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Debonair British actor at home on stage (since the age of 15), screen and TV. Initially, his roles tended to be dramatic but, by his 40s, he was increasingly playing tongue-in-cheek comedy parts. His smooth lounge-lizard voice has frequently been used for voice-overs on television advertisements (most famously a long-running campaign for Schweppes drinks) and TV trailers.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Allen Dace

Spouse

Susanna Carroll	(1966 - 31 October 2006) (his death) 2 children
Margo Johns	(1952 - 1962) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Father of Sabina Franklyn.

Son of actor Leo Franklyn.

Father of Melissa Franklyn.

Father of Francesca Franklyn.

Served as a infantryman with the British Parachute Regiment in Palestine 1946.

Where Are They Now

(September 2004) Replaced the late Peter Jones as the voice of The Book for the new "Tertiary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from the late Douglas Adams' books 3-5 of the "trilogy". At the beginning of the first new episode, Jones' voice begins, then is replaced by Franklyn as Arthur's copy of the Book undergoes an "upgrade". Phase 4 ("Quandary") is slated for 2005, with phase 5 ("Quintessential") to follow.