Rick Heim is a fictional Correctional Officer and 'SORT' team member on the HBO prison drama Oz

Oz (TV series)

Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...

. He is played by Paul Schulze

Paul Schulze

Paul Schulze is an American actor best known for portraying Ryan Chappelle on the FOX series 24 from 2001 to 2004 and Father Phil Intintola on HBO The Sopranos from 1999 to 2006....

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Fictional character biography

Hateful of the inmates within Oz, he appears first in the aftermath of the Season 1 riot where it is discovered that his gun was used by someone to kill inmate Scott Ross

Scott Ross (Oz)

Scott Ross, played by Stephen Gevedon, is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz.right|thumb|Stephen Gevedon as Scott Ross.-Character overview:...

. After being interrogated by Alvah Case, Case determines that Heim is lying to protect a fellow CO. It is then determined that Diane Wittlesey

Diane Wittlesey

Officer Diane Wittlesey is a fictional character played by Edie Falco on the television program Oz.-Character overview:Oz's first female correctional officer is a divorcee and single mother, who has suffered spousal abuse, poverty and substance abuse; through all of that she gained a pretty good...

 used Heim's gun but Warden Glynn

Warden Leo Glynn

Leo Glynn is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz. He is the warden of the Oswald state correctional facility-Character overview:...

 urges Case to cover up the murder charge. No charges are filed but when Tim McManus

Tim McManus

Tim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...

 states that inmate Vern Schillinger

Vernon Schillinger

Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character, played by American actor J. K. Simmons, on the HBO series Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #92S110. Convicted October 21, 1992 – Aggravated assault in the first degree. Sentence: Eight years, eligible for parole in five...

witnessed Ross being killed, Heim immediately informs Wittlesey that Schillinger is threatening the staff. From there, Heim no longer appears.