William Franklyn
William Franklyn is credited on 10 movies and 8 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Cul-de-sac, The Avengers and NOVA.
Born September 22, 1925 in Kensington, London, England, UK; died October 31, 2016.
Filmography · 18 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 6, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Cul-de-sac
1966 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
The Avengers
1961 · TV show
On Peacock and Prime Video
NOVA
1974 · TV show
On YouTube TV and PBS
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973 · Movie
On Prime Video and Screambox
Quatermass 2
1957 · Movie
On Artiflix
Jonathan Creek
1997 · TV show
On Britbox and BritBox
Splitting Heirs
1993 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Lovejoy
1986 · TV show
On Britbox and PBS
The New Avengers
1976 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
The Snorkel
1958 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Above Us the Waves
1955 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Champions
1968 · TV show
On BritBox and Shout! Factory
Danger Within
1959 · Movie
G.B.H.
1991 · TV show
Maigret
1960 · TV show
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972 · Movie
The Intelligence Men
1965 · Movie
Pit of Darkness
1961 · Movie
About William Franklyn
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...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.