Richard Fire

Richard Fire is an American screenwriter, actor and acting coach born in Paterson, New Jersey on November 12th, 1945. His first work in the horror genre was on the 1986 psycho-thriller Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. He co-wrote the screenplay along with John McNaughton and also served as acting coach for the film. In 1988, Fire got in front of the camera, portraying child psychiatrist Doctor Seaton in the movie Poltergeist III. In 1991, he reunited with John McNaughton as co-writer on the McNaughton-helmed sci-fi movie The Borrower.