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Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Actor · Born 1942-03-25 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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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 & TV Shows

  1. Dark City (1998) — Mr. Hand
  2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) — Riff Raff
  3. EverAfter (1998) — Pierre Le Pieu
  4. Flash Gordon (1980) — Fico
  5. Phineas and Ferb (2007) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
  6. Dungeons & Dragons (2000) — Xilus
  7. Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011) — Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
  8. Spice World (1997) — Damien
  9. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
  10. Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014) — Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
  11. Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
  12. Night Train (2009) — Mrs. Froy
  13. Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002) — Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
  14. Revolution (1985) — Lord Hampton
  15. Shock Treatment (1981) — Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
  16. Robin of Sherwood (1984) — Gulnar
  17. Carry On Cowboy (1965) — Rider (uncredited)
  18. Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006) — Self
  19. Jubilee (1978) — John Dee
  20. The Stolen (2017) — Mr. Russell
  21. Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! (2010) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
  22. Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer (2015) — Lawrence (voice)
  23. Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) — Himmler (voice)
  24. Zee and Co. (1972) — Party Guest
  25. Rocky Horror Show Live (2015) — Narrator
  26. The Crystal Maze (1990) — Himself - Host
  27. Mongrels (2010) — Zombie Dog (voice)
  28. Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! (2009) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
  29. Life After Flash (2017) — Self
  30. The Detectives (1993) — Dr. Phibes
  31. The Ten Commandments (2006) — Anander
  32. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989) — James
  33. The Odd Job (1978) — Batch
  34. Spicks and Specks (2005)
  35. Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents (2013) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
  36. Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025) — Self
  37. The Contraption (1978) — The Man
  38. The British Guide to Showing Off (2011)
  39. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: The Lost Scimitar of Arabia (2005) — Prince Kasim
  40. Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists (2014) — Lawrence Fletcher (voice)