---
name: "Richard Fire"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-fire"
fi1m_id: "richard-fire"
imdb_id: "nm0278626"
tmdb_id: 67179
wikidata_id: "Q23958109"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 November 1945"
died: "8 July 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T02:02:35.846915+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Fire

## Identity

Richard Fire

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-fire
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-fire
- **IMDb ID:** nm0278626
- **TMDB ID:** 67179
- **Wikidata ID:** Q23958109
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fire, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23958109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278626/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67179

Writer. Born 12 November 1945 in Paterson. Died 8 July 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 November 1945, Paterson
- **Died:** 8 July 2015
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fire, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23958109, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278626/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67179

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer*](https://film.one/film/henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer.md) (65)

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## Biography

Richard Fire (1945–2015) was an American writer and actor based in Chicago. He trained in the theatre department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and joined the Organic Theater Company, where he performed and wrote for the stage.

Fire co-wrote the screenplay for the independent film *Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer* (1986) with director John McNaughton. His other writing credits include the play and 1979 television adaptation of *Bleacher Bums*, episodes of the series *E/R*, and the screenplay for *The Borrower* (1991). He also appeared as an actor in films including *Poltergeist III* (1988).

Fire received an Emmy Award for his work on *Bleacher Bums* and won the International Fantasy Film Award for Best Screenplay at Fantasporto for *Henry* in 1991; the film was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dignitymemorial.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer* (1986), Fi1m 65, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bleacher Bums* (2001), Theatre Play
- *Poltergeist III* (1988), as Dr. Seaton
- *Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer* (1986), Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer.md)
- *Bleacher Bums* (1979), as Marvin · Writer

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/richard-fire