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Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Acting March 25, 1942 (84 years old) 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.

Movies 50

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 7.4

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as Riff Raff

1975
Dark City 7.3

Dark City

as Mr. Hand

1998
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension 7.1

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)

2011
Flash Gordon 6.3

Flash Gordon

as Fico

1980
EverAfter 7.5

EverAfter

as Pierre Le Pieu

1998
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe 7.2

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2020
Dungeons & Dragons 4.4

Dungeons & Dragons

as Xilus

2000
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel 6.6

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel

as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2013
Spice World 4.9

Spice World

as Damien

1997
Revolution 5.4

Revolution

as Lord Hampton

1985
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars 7.1

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)

2014
Elvira's Haunted Hills 5.5

Elvira's Haunted Hills

as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus

2002
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror 8.0

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

as Self

2025
Shock Treatment 5.9

Shock Treatment

as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)

1981
Night Train 5.6

Night Train

as Mrs. Froy

2009
Jubilee 6.0

Jubilee

as John Dee

1978
Carry On Cowboy 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

as Rider (uncredited)

1965
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase 5.7

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

as James

1989
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream 6.3

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

as Self

2006
Rocky Horror Show Live 7.0

Rocky Horror Show Live

as Narrator

2015
Jackboots on Whitehall 4.9

Jackboots on Whitehall

as Himmler (voice)

2010
The Children's Party at the Palace 2.8

The Children's Party at the Palace

as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)

2006
The Stolen 5.5

The Stolen

as Mr. Russell

2017
Life After Flash 5.6

Life After Flash

as Self

2017
The Four Dimensions of Greta 4.6

The Four Dimensions of Greta

as Balding Hippy

1972
Rocky Horror Tribute Show 6.2

Rocky Horror Tribute Show

as Himself - Host

2008
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents 8.6

Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents

as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)

2013
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage 3.8

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1980
Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you !

Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you !

as Lawrence Fletcher

2010
The Perfect Scary Movie 7.7

The Perfect Scary Movie

as Self

2005
Zee and Co. 5.7

Zee and Co.

as Party Guest

1972
The Mumbo Jumbo 7.0

The Mumbo Jumbo

as Archie

2000
Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach

Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach

as Self

2008
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 10.0

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as Self

1999
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show 9.7

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

as Self

1995
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie 10.0

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

as Self

2021
Digital Dreams 7.0

Digital Dreams

as Partridge, the Surly Servant

1983
The British Guide to Showing Off 6.3

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special 6.0

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special

2000
The Odd Job 5.9

The Odd Job

as Batch

1978
A Hymn from Jim

A Hymn from Jim

as Reporter

1977
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

as Dave Head

1977
The Last Impresario 5.5

The Last Impresario

as Self

2014
Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra

Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra

2012
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia 7.8

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia

as Prince Kasim

2005
The Contraption 7.5

The Contraption

as The Man

1978
The Rocky Horror Treatment

The Rocky Horror Treatment

as Self

1981
Tiny Little Voices 10.0

Tiny Little Voices

2025
A Perfect Carry On 9.5

A Perfect Carry On

as Self

1998
Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk 8.0

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk

as Self

2007

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