Richard O'Brien
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Biography
Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith, 25 March 1942) is an English actor, television presenter, writer and theatre performer, best known for writing the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show (1973), famously adapted into a film in 1975, the longest-running theatrical release in history. O'Brien was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. In 1951, the family emigrated to Tauranga, New Zealand but he moved back to England in 1964. On becoming an actor, he changed his name to Richard O'Brien (his maternal grandmother's surname). O'Brien presented the 1990–93 Channel 4 game show The Crystal Maze, and voiced Lawrence Fletcher in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb (2008–2015; 2025–present) and its two films (2011 and 2020). His other acting credits include Flash Gordon (1980), Spice World (1997), EverAfter (1998), Dark City (1998), Dungeons & Dragons (2000), Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001), and Jackboots on Whitehall (2010). O'Brien is transgender and identifies himself as third gender and uses he/him pronouns.
Known For
Dark City
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
EverAfter
Flash Gordon
Phineas and Ferb
Dungeons & Dragons
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Spice World
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Filmography
Tiny Little Voices
Movie
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Movie · as Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Movie · as Self
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Movie · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
The Stolen
Movie · as Mr. Russell
Life After Flash
Movie · as Self
Rocky Horror Show Live
Movie · as Narrator
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Movie · as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
The Last Impresario
Movie · as Self
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Movie · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Movie · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
Movie
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Movie · as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
The British Guide to Showing Off
Movie
Jackboots on Whitehall
Movie · as Himmler (voice)
Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you !
Movie · as Lawrence Fletcher
Mongrels
TV · as Zombie Dog (voice) · 1 ep
Night Train
Movie · as Mrs. Froy
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Movie · as Himself - Host
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach
Movie · as Self
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk
Movie · as Self
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Lawrence Fletcher (voice) · 223 eps
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Movie · as Self
The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie · as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
The Ten Commandments
TV · as Anander · 2 eps
The Perfect Scary Movie
Movie · as Self
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia
Movie · as Prince Kasim
Spicks and Specks
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Movie · as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Dungeons & Dragons
Movie · as Xilus
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
Movie
The Mumbo Jumbo
Movie · as Archie
Urban Gothic
TV · as Thin Man · 1 ep
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie · as Self
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dark City
Movie · as Mr. Hand
A Perfect Carry On
Movie · as Self
EverAfter
Movie · as Pierre Le Pieu
Spice World
Movie · as Damien
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Movie · as Self
The Ink Thief
TV · as The Ink Thief · 7 eps
The Detectives
TV · as Dr. Phibes · 1 ep
The Crystal Maze
TV · as Himself - Host · 52 eps
Cluedo
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Movie · as James
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Revolution
Movie · as Lord Hampton
Robin of Sherwood
TV · as Gulnar · 5 eps
Digital Dreams
Movie · as Partridge, the Surly Servant
Shock Treatment
Movie · as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
The Rocky Horror Treatment
Movie · as Self
Flash Gordon
Movie · as Fico
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Movie
Rushton's Illustrated
TV · 6 eps
Jubilee
Movie · as John Dee
The Contraption
Movie · as The Man
The Odd Job
Movie · as Batch
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Dave Head
A Hymn from Jim
Movie · as Reporter
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie · as Riff Raff
Zee and Co.
Movie · as Party Guest
The Four Dimensions of Greta
Movie · as Balding Hippy
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Dave Head · 1 ep
Carry On Cowboy
Movie · as Rider (uncredited)