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
2021
- Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
- The Rocky Horror Show Live 2021 ... (Music)
2020
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream ... (Writer)
2017
- Life After Flash as Self
- The Stolen as Mr. Russell
- The Crystal Maze ... (Creator)
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)
- The Last Impresario as Self
- Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
2013
- Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
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)
- Jackboots on Whitehall as Himmler (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
- Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach as Self
- Rocky Horror Tribute Show as Himself - Host
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
- Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream as Self
- The Children's Party at the Palace as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
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
- Urban Gothic as Thin Man
- Dungeons & Dragons as Xilus
- The Mumbo Jumbo as Archie
- Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
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
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)
- Fangs ... (Original Film Writer)
- The Rocky Horror Treatment as Self
1980
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- The Odd Job as Batch
- Jubilee as John Dee
- 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)