Richard T. Heffron

American film and television director

Richard T. Heffron
Born(1930-10-06)October 6, 1930
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedAugust 27, 2007(2007-08-27) (aged 76)
Seattle, Washington, United States
OccupationFilm director
Years active1971–1996

Richard T. Heffron (October 6, 1930 – August 27, 2007) was an American film director.

He worked on many television series such as The Rockford Files and films including I Will Fight No More Forever (1975), Futureworld (1976),[1] Foolin' Around (1980), the 1982 Mike Hammer film I, the Jury, Pancho Barnes (1988), and La révolution française (1989). He also directed the six-episode miniseries North and South but did not return to direct its follow-up series in 1986 and 1994.

Heffron also produced and directed Night of the Dragon (1965), a propaganda film produced by the US Information Agency and narrated by Charlton Heston about South Viternam. Another film he wrote and directed for USIA was Africa Will Be (1970), about the challenges of economic development in post-independent Africa.

References

  1. ^ Eder, Richard (August 14, 1976). "Futureworld (1976) Screen: 'Futureworld':Science-Fiction Robots in Dominant Roles". The New York Times.
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