Acting
Richard O'Brien
EN, FR, AR cinema · 55 credits
Born
25 March 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Also known as Richard Timothy Smith
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
Filmography
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
The Stolen
as Mr. Russell
Life After Flash
as Self
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Original Film Writer, Writer
Rocky Horror Show Live
as Narrator, Music, Lyricist, Writer, Original Music Composer
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
as Lawrence Fletcher / Additional Voices (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Lawrence Fletcher (voice)
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
as Lawrence Fletcher / Lawrence-2 (voice)
Jackboots on Whitehall
as Himmler (voice)
Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to you !
as Lawrence Fletcher
Night Train
as Mrs. Froy
Rocky Horror Tribute Show
as Himself - Host, Writer, Music, Lyricist, Creator
The Children's Party at the Palace
as The Childcatcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Elvira's Haunted Hills
as Lord Vladimere Hellsubus
Dungeons & Dragons
as Xilus
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Archie
Dark City
as Mr. Hand
EverAfter
as Pierre Le Pieu
Spice World
as Damien
Revolution
as Lord Hampton
Digital Dreams
as Partridge, the Surly Servant, Writer
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lyricist, Writer
Shock Treatment
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice), Lyricist, Screenplay, Music
Fangs
Original Film Writer
Flash Gordon
as Fico
Jubilee
as John Dee
The Contraption
as The Man
The Odd Job
as Batch
A Hymn from Jim
as Reporter, Writer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Riff Raff, Screenplay, Lyricist, Theatre Play
Zee and Co.
as Party Guest
The Four Dimensions of Greta
as Balding Hippy
Carry On Cowboy
as Rider (uncredited)