William Franklyn
Actor, TV Actor
1925 – 2006
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Who was William Franklyn?
William Leo 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" in the third, fourth and fifth radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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- Born
- Sep 22, 1925
Kensington - Also known as
- William Leo Franklyn
- Parents
- Spouses
- Margo Johns
(1952 - 1962) - Susannah Carroll
- Margo Johns
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 31, 2006
London
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on July 23, 2013
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