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Richard T. Heffron(1930-2007)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Richard T. Heffron was born on 6 October 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Futureworld (1976), The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) and Newman's Law (1974). He was married to Lynn Gardner, Terry Catrambone Heffron and Jane Vacho. He died on 27 August 2007 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornOctober 6, 1930
DiedAugust 27, 2007(76)
BornOctober 6, 1930
DiedAugust 27, 2007(76)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Futureworld (1976)
Futureworld
5.7
  • Director
  • 1976
The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
The St. Louis Bank Robbery
5.8
  • Writer(as Richard Heffron)
  • 1959
Newman's Law (1974)
Newman's Law
6.1
  • Director(as Richard Heffron)
  • 1974
The French Revolution (1989)
The French Revolution
7.7
  • Director(segment "Les années terribles", as Richard Heffron)
  • 1989

Credits

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Director



  • Loni Anderson and Gigi Rice in Deadly Family Secrets (1995)
    Deadly Family Secrets
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • No Greater Love (1995)
    No Greater Love
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Richard Heffron)
    • 1995
  • Ronn Moss and France Zobda in Il barone (1995)
    Il barone
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Jane Seymour, Chad Allen, Joe Lando, and Shawn Toovey in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Heffron)
    • 1993
  • Tagget (1991)
    Tagget
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • The French Revolution (1989)
    The French Revolution
    7.7
    • Director (segment "Les années terribles", as Richard Heffron)
    • 1989
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Todd Allen, Greg Cope White, Geoffrey Lewis, Sam Robards, and Angela Gair in Pancho Barnes (1988)
    Pancho Barnes
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Broken Angel (1988)
    Broken Angel
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Armand Assante in Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987)
    Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Dorian Harewood and Debbi Morgan in Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)
    Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Convicted: A Mother's Story (1987)
    Convicted: A Mother's Story
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
    Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Patrick Swayze and James Read in North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)
    North & South: Book 1, North & South
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Mystic Warrior (1984)
    The Mystic Warrior
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
    Anatomy of an Illness
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984

Writer



  • Tagget (1991)
    Tagget
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1991
  • The French Revolution (1989)
    The French Revolution
    7.7
    • adaptation (segment "Les années terribles", as Richard Heffron)
    • 1989
  • The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
    The St. Louis Bank Robbery
    5.8
    • screenplay (as Richard Heffron)
    • 1959
  • The Finder
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1955

Producer



  • The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)
    The St. Louis Bank Robbery
    5.8
    • associate producer (as Richard Heffron)
    • 1959
  • A City Decides (1957)
    A City Decides
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1957

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Richard Heffron
  • Born
    • October 6, 1930
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 27, 2007
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lynn Gardner1989 - 2007 (his death)
  • Children
      Eric Heffron

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  • Trivia
    American film and television director of the 1970s and '80s, often concerned with historical subjects (Vietnam War, American Civil War, French Revolution, etc.). He began as a documentary filmmaker. Best known, however, for the sci-fi thriller Futureworld (1976).
  • Nicknames
    • Richard Heffron
    • Dick Heffron

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