Richard Elliott Heffer (born 28 July 1946) is a British actor, known for his roles on television in the 1970s and 1980s.^[1] His film career included appearances inWomen in Love (1969),Waterloo (1970),Penny Gold (1973),The Sign of Four (1983),Countdown to War (1989),Night of the Fox (1990),Possession (2002), andDimensions (2011).

Richard Heffer studiedEnglish atOxford University.^[1] He played as Shakespeare'sHamlet and worked withRichard andElizabeth Burton on stage and in film.

Heffer played supporting roles in television series early in his career, includingDepartment S,The Pathfinders andJason King, before gaining the role of British Army Captain Tim Downing in the BBC/Universal television series,Colditz (1972–74), in which Heffer was a regular throughout. He went on to play Det. Sgt. Alan Bruton in the final series ofDixon of Dock Green (1976) and Peter Porteous in two series ofEnemy at the Door (1978–1980). He also appears in television comedy.^[2]

He went on to guest inFather Brown,Public Eye andSurvivors in the 1970s. He played Peter Witney alongsideRoy Marsden inAirline in 1982, and took the leading role of rabies expert Michael Hilliard in the acclaimed BBC thrillerThe Mad Death in 1983. He also played Dr Charles Cartwright in the early series of the sitcom,Don't Wait Up.

Heffer continued to appear regularly on TV drama series in the 1980s, starring with Marsden again inAnglia's adaptation ofThe Black Tower, and continued to appear in guest roles inBoon andHowards' Way. He has appeared inWycliffe,Trial & Retribution,Heartbeat andRosemary & Thyme. He also narrated three special feature documentaries for2entertain'sDoctor Who DVD range between 2008 and 2012.

Heffer has appeared in a number of films:^[3]

• Heffers bookshop, Cambridge

• Richard Heffer atIMDb

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