Richard Henry Klein (born 12 October 1958) is a British television executive who was the former controller of BBC Four.
He attended Prior Park College, a Roman Catholic independent school near Bath in Somerset.
He joined the BBC in 1996 as a current affairs producer director, having worked as a freelancer for some years before.
From 2007 to 2008, he was Head of Independent Commissioning for Factual TV, of the BBC.
Following his departure from BBC Four, he was Head of Factual commissioning for ITV and later joined the executive board of the independent production company Plimsoll Productions.