Richard O'Brien
- Acting
- March 25, 1942 · 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
Filmography
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror · Self
- Tiny Little Voices
- The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021 · Music
- Rocky Horror 45: The Movie · Self
- The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream · Writer
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe · Lawrence Fletcher (Voice)
- The Stolen · Mr. Russell
- Life After Flash · Self
- The Crystal Maze · Creator
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again · Original Film Writer, Writer
- Rocky Horror Show Live · Narrator, Music
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars · Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (Voice)
- The Last Impresario · Self
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel · Lawrence Fletcher (Voice)
- Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents · Lawrence Fletcher (Voice)
- Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
- The British Guide to Showing Off
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension · Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (Voice)
- Jackboots on Whitehall · Himmler (Voice)
- Mongrels · Zombie Dog (Voice)
- Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you ! · Lawrence Fletcher
- Night Train · Mrs. Froy
- Rocky Horror Tribute Show · Self, Writer
- Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach · Self
- Phineas and Ferb · Lawrence Fletcher (Voice)
- Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk · Self
- The Children's Party at the Palace · The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream · Self
- The Ten Commandments · Anander
- The Perfect Scary Movie · Self
- Spicks and Specks
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia · Prince Kasim
- Elvira's Haunted Hills · Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
- Dungeons & Dragons · Xilus
- Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
- The Mumbo Jumbo · Archie
- Urban Gothic · Thin Man
- Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show · Self
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- A Perfect Carry On · Self
- EverAfter · Pierre Le Pieu
- Dark City · Mr. Hand
- Spice World · Damien
- The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show · Self
- The Ink Thief · The Ink Thief
- The Detectives · Dr. Phibes
- Cluedo · Self
- The Crystal Maze · Self
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase · James
- Going Live! · Self
- Revolution · Lord Hampton
- Robin of Sherwood · Gulnar
- Digital Dreams · Partridge, the Surly Servant, Writer
- The Return of Captain Invincible · Lyricist, Writer
- Shock Treatment · Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (Voice), Lyricist
- Fangs · Original Film Writer
- The Rocky Horror Treatment · Self
- An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
- Flash Gordon · Fico
- Rushton's Illustrated
- The Odd Job · Batch
- The Contraption · The Man
- Jubilee · John Dee
- An Audience with... · Self
- A Hymn from Jim · Reporter, Writer
- Premiere · Writer
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll · Dave Head
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show · Riff Raff, Screenplay
- The Four Dimensions of Greta · Balding Hippy
- Zee and Co. · Party Guest
- ITV Playhouse · Dave Head
- Carry On Cowboy · Rider (uncredited)