Richard Fire (November 12, 1945 – July 8, 2015) was an American theater actor and writer based in

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. He was also an

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winner.

Biography

Fire was born in

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. Stuart Gordon later joined him to the cast of Chicago's

Organic Theater Company Organic Theater Company was founded in 1969 in Madison, Wisconsin by artistic director Stuart Gordon and his wife Carolyn Purdy Gordon. History Its first play was a production of ''Richard III'' but harassment from the local officials of Madi ...

Theater credits

*''

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'' (1971) *''Bleacher Bums'' (1977) *''E/R Emergency Room'' (1982) *''Dr. Rat'' (1982)

Filmography

*'' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' (1986) *''

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'' (1988)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fire, Richard 1945 births 2015 deaths American male stage actors Writers from Paterson, New Jersey Male actors from Paterson, New Jersey