# William Franklyn

> William Leo Franklyn was an English 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. He is also known for his portrayal of Sexton Blake for BBC Radio 4 in 1967.

*British actor (1925–2006)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1925-09-22
- **Died:** 2006-10-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.9 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.3 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291598/ (@nm0291598)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1257300)
- [William Franklyn](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Franklyn)
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- [William Franklyn](https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Franklyn)
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- [William Franklyn](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Franklyn)
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- [William Franklyn](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Franklyn)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5e86a6e-e70a-454b-af46-67636e5a816b)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009350)

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