Richard O'Brien

Born: 1942-03-25 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2017

The Crystal Maze ... (Creator)
The Stolen as Mr. Russell
Life After Flash as Self

2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again ... (Original Film Writer)

2015

Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer as Lawrence (voice)
Rocky Horror Show Live as Narrator

2014

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
The Last Impresario as Self

2013

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2012

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra

2011

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
The British Guide to Showing Off

2010

Mongrels as Zombie Dog (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2009

Night Train as Mrs. Froy
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2008

Rocky Horror Tribute Show as Himself - Host
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach as Self

2007

Phineas and Ferb as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk as Self

2006

The Ten Commandments as Anander
The Children's Party at the Palace as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream as Self

2005

Spicks and Specks
The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia as Prince Kasim

2002

Elvira's Haunted Hills as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus

2000

1999

Where Are They Now? as Self
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Self

1998

Dark City as Mr. Hand
EverAfter as Pierre Le Pieu
A Perfect Carry On as Self

1997

Spice World as Damien

1995

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Self

1994

The Ink Thief as The Ink Thief

1993

The Detectives as Dr. Phibes

1990

Cluedo as Himself
The Crystal Maze as Himself - Host

1989

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase as James

1987

Going Live! as Self

1985

Revolution as Lord Hampton

1984

Robin of Sherwood as Gulnar

1983

The Return of Captain Invincible ... (Lyricist)
Digital Dreams as Partridge, the Surly Servant

1981

Shock Treatment as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
The Rocky Horror Treatment as Self
Fangs ... (Original Film Writer)

1980

Flash Gordon as Fico
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1978

An Audience with... as Self
Jubilee as John Dee
The Odd Job as Batch
The Contraption as The Man

1977

A Hymn from Jim as Reporter
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll as Dave Head

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Riff Raff

1972

Zee and Co. as Party Guest

1967

ITV Playhouse as Dave Head

1965

Carry On Cowboy as Rider (uncredited)