Name
Richard O'Brien
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1942-03-25 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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- 1983 Digital Dreams as Partridge, the Surly Servant
- 1980 Flash Gordon as Fico
- 1998 Dark City as Mr. Hand
- 2005 The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- 2002 Elvira's Haunted Hills as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
- 2000 Dungeons & Dragons as Xilus
- 1985 Revolution as Lord Hampton
- 1981 Shock Treatment as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
- 1978 Jubilee as John Dee
- 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Riff Raff
- 1998 A Perfect Carry On as Self
- 2006 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream as Self
- 2006 The Children's Party at the Palace as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
- 2011 Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
- 1989 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase as James
- 2021 Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
- 2000 Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
- 1978 The Contraption as The Man
- 2000 The Mumbo Jumbo as Archie
- 1980 An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
- 2014 Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2013 Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2009 Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2011 The British Guide to Showing Off
- 1999 Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Self
- 1977 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll as Dave Head
- 2009 Night Train as Mrs. Froy
- 1977 A Hymn from Jim as Reporter
- 2025 Tiny Little Voices
- 2015 Rocky Horror Show Live as Narrator
- 2008 Rocky Horror Tribute Show as Himself - Host
- 1997 Spice World as Damien
- 1998 EverAfter as Pierre Le Pieu
- 2010 Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2015 Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer as Lawrence (voice)
- 2017 The Stolen as Mr. Russell
- 2017 Life After Flash as Self
- 2013 Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2014 Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2005 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia as Prince Kasim
- 1995 The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Self
- 1972 Zee and Co. as Party Guest
- 2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2012 Amanda Palmer And The Grand Theft Orchestra
- 1981 The Rocky Horror Treatment as Self
- 2014 Phineas and Ferb Save Summer as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 2025 Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror as Self
- 2007 Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk as Self
- 1978 The Odd Job as Batch
- 1965 Carry On Cowboy as Rider (uncredited)
- 2008 Dark City: Memories of Shell Beach as Self
- 2014 The Last Impresario as Self
- 2010 Jackboots on Whitehall as Himmler (voice)
- 2005 Spicks and Specks ( 1 episode )
- 2007 Phineas and Ferb ( 223 episodes ) as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
- 1990 The Crystal Maze ( 52 episodes ) as Himself - Host
- 1984 Robin of Sherwood ( 5 episodes ) as Gulnar
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 The Detectives ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Phibes
- 1978 An Audience with... ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Mongrels ( 1 episode ) as Zombie Dog (voice)
- 1994 The Ink Thief ( 7 episodes ) as The Ink Thief
- 1987 Going Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Cluedo ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2006 The Ten Commandments ( 2 episodes ) as Anander
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Dave Head
- 2000 Urban Gothic ( 1 episode ) as Thin Man
