H.R.F. Keating was born on October 31, 1926 in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England as Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating. He is known for his work on The Perfect Murder (1988), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991) and Agatha Christie: Crime Does Pay (1990). He was married to Sheila Mitchell. He died on March 27, 2011 in London, England.