Richard Heffer

Richard Heffer is a British actor, born in Cambridge, who studied English at Oxford University and played Shakespeare's Hamlet, and he also appeared on stage and screen with Richard and Elizabeth Burton. He took supporting television roles in Department S, The Pathfinders and Jason King before becoming a regular as Captain Tim Downing in Colditz from 1972 to 1974. He then played Det. Sgt. Alan Bruton in Dixon of Dock Green's last series and Peter Porteous across two series of Enemy at the Door from 1978 to 1980, and guests in Father Brown, Public Eye and Survivors. His other television work includes the lead in The Mad Death, Dr Charles Cartwright in Don't Wait Up, The Black Tower, Boon, Howards' Way, Wycliffe, Trial & Retribution, Heartbeat and Rosemary & Thyme. His films include Penny Gold (1973), The Sign of Four (1983) and Dimensions (2011), and he narrated Doctor Who DVD documentaries between 2008 and 2012.